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In each of the seventeen stories, S. Diwakar creates characters that pursue meaning and purpose in the face of indifference and despair. Laced with irony, the stories explore the ubiquitous presence of pathos and the eventual triumph of the spirit that comes from unexpected sources.

Table of Contents
Author's Note ; Translatoras Note ; Introduction ; Epiphany ; Victory over Death ; History ; The Water in the Depths ; Murugabhupathias Son: A Story and a Question Paper ; Fear ; Runa ; The Vow ; Duality ; Anxiety ; Exorcised ; The Communalist ; Hundreds of Streets to the Palace of Lights ; The Box ; Glossary ; About the Author and the Translator

Hundreds of Streets to the Palace of Lights

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      Publisher: OUP India
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 00/12/2015
      ISBN13: 9780199459681, 978-0199459681
      ISBN10: 199459681

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In each of the seventeen stories, S. Diwakar creates characters that pursue meaning and purpose in the face of indifference and despair. Laced with irony, the stories explore the ubiquitous presence of pathos and the eventual triumph of the spirit that comes from unexpected sources.

      Table of Contents
      Author's Note ; Translatoras Note ; Introduction ; Epiphany ; Victory over Death ; History ; The Water in the Depths ; Murugabhupathias Son: A Story and a Question Paper ; Fear ; Runa ; The Vow ; Duality ; Anxiety ; Exorcised ; The Communalist ; Hundreds of Streets to the Palace of Lights ; The Box ; Glossary ; About the Author and the Translator

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