An Evening in Lucknow: Selected Stories
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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Edited by Suresh Kohli
Harper Perennial,
296 pages, R299
A new edition of stories from a celebrated, multilingual and versatile Indian writer. Abbas’s background in journalism and film-making is evident throughout these stories, which address themes of superstition, caste and romance, each in a unique and rich style. Often satirical and hard-hitting, the stories give the reader a glimpse into Abbas’s social conscience and perhaps his commitment to progressive causes. The volume includes interviews with the author and a letter from Mulk Raj Anand.
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