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A small sacrifice for an enormous happiness : stories /

In the fourteen masterful stories that make up this collection, Jai Chakrabarti crosses continents and cultures to explore what it means to cultivate a family today, across borders, religions and race. In the title story, a closeted gay man in 1980s Kolkata seeks to have a child with his lover’s wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chakrabarti, Jai (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Families > Fiction.
Table of Contents:
  • A small sacrifice for an enormous happiness
  • Lilavati's frie
  • Lost things
  • The import
  • Prodigal son
  • Lessons with father
  • Daisy Lane
  • The narrow bridge
  • Mendel's wall
  • Searching for Elijah
  • A mother's work
  • When the tantric came to town
  • In the bug room
  • The overnight bus
  • The fortunes of others.