In a poem by this author, cries of jackals are heard behind "the wedding drums" as the night is "airless-still, as before a storm." Some stories by this writer concern an old man who poisons bats that plague his mango orchard, and a woman who has a c
In a poem by this author, cries of jackals are heard behind "the wedding drums" as the night is "airless-still, as before a storm." Some stories by this writer concern an old man who poisons bats that plague his mango orchard, and a woman who has a cousin move into her house who has never heard of the word "privacy". This author of stories like "Bats," "Doors," and "Clothes" also wrote about an immortal woman Tilo who undergoes a fire ritual and time travels to Oakland California, where she sells magic food and tells stories about cinnamon. In another work, Sudha's mother-in-law demands she abort her daughter, but instead Sudha hooks up with Anju in America. Those works are the story collection Arranged Marriage and the novel Mistress of Spices. FTP, name this modern female Indian author who also wrote Sister of My Heart.
In a poem by this author, cries of jackals are heard behind "the wedding drums" as the night is "airless-still, as before a storm."
Chitra Divakaruni [or Chitra Banerjee]