The Portrait of a Lady

• Date de parution : 20/02/2009
• Editeur : Penguin Books Ltd Digital
• EAN : 9788184759044
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• Support : Livre numérique

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A Khushwant Singh short story is not flamboyant but modest, restrained, well-crafted...Perhaps his greatest gift as a writer is a wonderful particularity of description'-'London Magazine Khushwant Singh first established his reputation as a writer through the short story. His stories-'wry,... Voir plus

A Khushwant Singh short story is not flamboyant but modest, restrained, well-crafted...Perhaps his greatest gift as a writer is a wonderful particularity of description'-'London Magazine Khushwant Singh first established his reputation as a writer through the short story. His stories-'wry, poignant, erotic and, above all, human-'bear testimony to Khushwant Singh's remarkable range and his ability to create an unforgettable PBI - World. Spanning over half a century, this volume contains all the short stories Khushwant Singh has ever written, including the delightfully tongue-in-cheek 'The Maharani of Chootiapuram', written in 2008. 'Khushwant's stories enthrall...[He has]an ability akin to that of Somerset Maugham...the ability to entertain intelligently'-'PBI - India Today 'His stories are better than [those of] any PBI - Indian writing in English-'Times of PBI - India 'The Collected Short Stories leaves the reader in a delightful, inebriated trance'-'Sunday Chronicle 'He is not an ordinary short story writer...[Collected Stories] is delightful reading'-'Hindustan Times