Paradise & Other Stories

In this sparkling collection of stories India's best-known writer addresses some pertinent questions why do we believe in miracles? Can a horoscope guarantee the perfect wife? Is the Kamasutra a useful manual for newlyweds? Margaret Bloom arrives in Haridwar from New York to save her soul. But she soon discovers that there are temptations even on the banks of the holy Ganga. Madan Mohan Pandey amateur astrologer and scholar of ancient Hindu texts finds to his horror that his doe-like bride is the Nation rumoured to be a chaar sau bees and a womanizer silences his detractors by earning the Bharat Ratna. Devi lal makes his peace with a fickle God when his daughter-in-law delivers a son following secret visits tothe Peer Sahib's tomb. And Vijay Lall emboldened by his miraculous escape from death decides to act upon his silent obsession with Karuna Chaudhury which takes him to a shifty soothsayer behind the Khan Market 100. Khushwant Singh returns to te short story after decades to deliver a truly memorable collection - humorous provocativeribald and even at times tender. About the Author Khushwant Singh is Indias best known writer and columnist. He has been founder editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India the National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He is the author of classics such as Train to Pakistan I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale and Delhi. His latest novel The Sunset Club written when he was 95 was published by Penguin Books in 2010. His nonfiction includes the classic two volume A History of the Sikhs a number of translations and works on Sikh religion and culture Delhi nature current affairs and Urdu poetry. His autobiography Truth Love and a Little Malice was published by Penguin Books in 2002.