P, J and K are caught in a web of love, lust and need; a
writer gets an anonymous phone call from a hoarse female
voice named Rain, every night; Anglo-Indian railways’
employee Bradley Hudson wants to become a fish and swim
inside the body of Munni Begum, but what about Longlatti,
who devoutly tends to him in his twilight years?; as Rafael
Tigga lies comatose in a hospital bed, his entire life unfolds on
a canvas of penury in a tribal landscape where giving up one’s
faith is the only way out.
An astounding collection of stories, Rainsong is an exploration
of the human psyche against the backdrop of modern life,
language and sensibilities.
About The Author:
Pratyaksha’s Hindi short stories have been
published in all leading Hindi magazines. Her
first collection of stories, Jungle Ka Jadu Til Til,
was published by Bhartiya Jnanpith in 2007,
and her second one, Pahar Dopahar Thumri,
was published by HarperCollins in 2011.
