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The birth lottery and other surprises
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- Publisher : Gurugram : Hachette Book Publishing India, 2022.
- Language : English
- Paper Book : 2022
- ISBN-10 : ?9393701210
- ISBN-13 : 9789393701213
- Weight : 0.5
- Dimensions : 0x0x0 cm
The birth lottery and other surprises (2022)
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Average Rating:
3.8 rating based on 156 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10:
ISBN-13: 9789393701213
Goodreads: 62820131
Author(s):
Publisher: Hachette India
Published: 9/29/2022
'It's a simple car bomb, and it's rigged to a busload of schoolgirls. No one knows it is there except for me.'
Unpleasant truths await a Sri Lankan president in the back of a London cab. An advertising agency has to come to terms with a blown-up collection of pictures of its employees' penises. A man presumed missing, quietly journals by the sea. A being dispassionately recalls the numerous births it had taken and absurd fates it had to endure. An Englishman, a Dutchman and a Portuguese man walk into a Ceylon bar with grand narcotic designs.
A masterful blend of dry wit, morbid charm and earnest observations, Booker-shortlisted author Shehan Karunatilaka's The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises is a collection of fantastic short stories that serves up fantasies for both doomsday and everyday, marking the return of one of South Asia's most compelling storytellers.
3.8 rating based on 156 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10:
ISBN-13: 9789393701213
Goodreads: 62820131
Author(s):
Published: 9/29/2022
'It's a simple car bomb, and it's rigged to a busload of schoolgirls. No one knows it is there except for me.'
Unpleasant truths await a Sri Lankan president in the back of a London cab. An advertising agency has to come to terms with a blown-up collection of pictures of its employees' penises. A man presumed missing, quietly journals by the sea. A being dispassionately recalls the numerous births it had taken and absurd fates it had to endure. An Englishman, a Dutchman and a Portuguese man walk into a Ceylon bar with grand narcotic designs.
A masterful blend of dry wit, morbid charm and earnest observations, Booker-shortlisted author Shehan Karunatilaka's The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises is a collection of fantastic short stories that serves up fantasies for both doomsday and everyday, marking the return of one of South Asia's most compelling storytellers.
