Wait
Publication details: USA Vintage 2022 Description: 181pISBN: 9780670095810Subject(s): Arts, English, Fiction, WaitDDC classification: 823 Summary: A cab diver, who assumes the identity of whoever his clients want him to be, finds himself in a tricky situation with a passenger. A late-night call leads a doctor down a path of lust and desire, but with unexpected results. A writer acquaints himself with unexpected results. A writer acquaints himself with a thief who had broken into his house. A migrant worker falls in love but wonders how he can present himself as a suitor. A young man, having lost the love of his life, takes it upon himself to resolve another couple's dilemmas. Probing the deepest corners of the human psyche with tongue - in -check humour, Mauzo's stories reveal the many threads that connect us to others and the ease with which they can be broken. Written in simple prose and yet layered in nuances, The Wait is a collection that brings to the anglophone world one of the doyens of Konkani literature.Item type | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Carmel College Library | 823 MAU/ WAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 04.09.2024 | CCL-39796 |
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A cab diver, who assumes the identity of whoever his clients want him to be, finds himself in a tricky situation with a passenger. A late-night call leads a doctor down a path of lust and desire, but with unexpected results. A writer acquaints himself with unexpected results. A writer acquaints himself with a thief who had broken into his house. A migrant worker falls in love but wonders how he can present himself as a suitor. A young man, having lost the love of his life, takes it upon himself to resolve another couple's dilemmas.
Probing the deepest corners of the human psyche with tongue - in -check humour, Mauzo's stories reveal the many threads that connect us to others and the ease with which they can be broken. Written in simple prose and yet layered in nuances, The Wait is a collection that brings to the anglophone world one of the doyens of Konkani literature.
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