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Before, and then after : stories / Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan.
Van Pelt Library PR9499.4.M334 B44 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Madhavan, Meenakshi Reddy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
- Interpersonal relations.
- India--Fiction.
- India.
- Genre:
- Short stories, Indic (English)
- short stories.
- Fiction.
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- 244 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chennai : Tranquebar Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- In this sparkling collection of stories, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan displays the perception, honesty and humour that marked her out as a writer to watch out for ever since she started her immensely popular blog eleven years ago. A young girl embarks on a journey of discovery after years of living with her reclusive superstar father; a misspelled tattoo leads two friends into a discussion of loss and love; a bartender relates the secrets of his trade Before, and Then After is an astute, sensitive exploration of loneliness, missed connections, revelations, relationships in an urban landscape.
- Contents:
- The irrespressible memory of silence
- The man who refused to grow up
- It is two in the morning, and I'm writing to you
- Cat of the night
- Insert a carrot
- One plus one
- Death friends forever
- The biggest night of the year
- Before, and then after
- Except for the sound of your feet
- Short excerpts from My life as a mermaid / Undine Subramaniam.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789385152627
- 9385152629
- OCLC:
- 931525415
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