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100 | _aRavīśa Kumāra | ||
245 | _aCity Happens in Love: Ishq Mein Shahar Hona | ||
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_bSpeaking Tiger, _aNew Delhi _c2018 |
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520 | _aA boy from Bihar living in Lajpat Nagar likes a momo-seller from the Northeast; she likes him too, but when he gifts her a token from his village, his dreams come crashing down. Samar travels with his beloved in a DTC bus in Delhi, the only space in the city where they can meet, but hes afraid to call out her name for fear it will be recognized. A couple shelters from rain underneath a flyover, hoping for a moment of seclusion, but staring eyes pour water on their dreams. And a girl lets herself into her lovers rented room, finds a bunch of letters from his past flames, and leaves him an unusual farewell note. In these crisp, powerful, micro stories, the celebrated journalist, TV anchor and writer Ravish Kumar brings alive the love, longing and heartbreak which flourish in the citys spaces. And even as lovers find the niches they need, the city itself shapes their relationships. Brilliantly translated from the bestselling Hindi original Ishq Mein Shahar Hona, A City Happens in Love is a tribute to the modern Indian city, its capaciousness, and to the power of love.…........... | ||
650 | _a Hindi - 20th century | ||
650 | _aFiction and Literature | ||
700 | _aKatyal, Akhil [Translator] | ||
700 | _aNayak, Vikram [Illustrator] | ||
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