Lavanya Sankaran crafts narratives that delve into the intricate spaces between cultures and personal ambitions. Her stories explore the complexities of lives lived across continents, capturing universal human desires and struggles. Sankaran's prose is insightful and engaging, offering readers a profound look into interpersonal relationships and societal dynamics.
Anand, the proud owner of a small factory, finds his future uncertain when it collides with urban forces out of his control and a woman named Kamala who is determined to make a better life for her son.
Anand ist Unternehmer in Bangalore, Kamala seine Hausangestellte. Arm und Reich, Tradition und Moderne, Aufstieg und bodenloser Fall – in der boomenden Metropole im Süden Indiens ist all dies nie mehr als einen Schritt voneinander entfernt. Lavanya Sankaran erzählt von zwei Familien, die in ein und derselben Stadt in zwei verschiedenen Welten leben. Und von dem, was sie verbindet: glühende Hoffnung.
Ageless traditions and modern-day mores collide in this witty yet deeply compassionate debut story collection set in contemporary India. Wry humor and the friction between generations in Bangalore, India's own Silicon Valley, are the collection's hallmarks.