Seahorse

Nem is a student of English Literature at Delhi University. He drifts between classes weed-hazy parties and the amorous complexities of campus life until a chance encounter with an art historian steers him into a world of pleasure and artistic discovery. One day without warning his mentor disappears. Years later a cryptic note plunges him into a search for this mysterious figure from his past-a search which turns into a reckoning with himself. Retelling the myth of Poseidon and his youthful male devotee Pelops Seahorse transforms a simple coming-of-age story into an epic drama of love loss and healing. About the Author Janice Pariat is the author of Boats on Land A Collection of Short Stories which won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar and the Crossword Book Award for Fiction in 2013. Her work-including cultural features literary columns art and book reviews-appears in a wide selection of newspapers and magazines.