RaveThe New York Times Book Review...remarkably crafted and imaginative debut collection of stories that span space and time ... Tharoor’s themes are complex, his insights philosophical and his characters haunted by longing and the sting of futility. Still, the stories are imbued with a humor that comes through in dialogue, in droll observations and even in a story’s construction ... the experience of reading this collection is like watching a contemplative, concerned — yet playful — observer leafing through its volumes.
