Savithri's Special Room and Other Stories - Paperback

by Manu Bhattathiri (Author)

Named after the black river that flows through it, Karuthupuzha is a sleepy little town in the interiors of south India. But wait till you meet its inhabitants.

A stingy accountant who wants to be a philanthropist, a godman with a strange fetish, the owner of an old age home who trades in pornography, a rationalist brought down to earth by an orphan's curse, and Savithri, a kind-hearted grandmother filling her secret room with delicacies: there's a surprise waiting at the turn of every page. Told in a fresh new voice that's wry yet humane, these tales will remind you of R.

K. Narayan's Malgudi stories, full of life's little ironies and delicate wisdom

Author Biography

Manu Bhattathiri was born in a small town in southern Kerala in 1975. Having worked as a journalist and a copywriter, he now runs his own advertising agency in Bangalore. His work has appeared in various magazines, including The Caravan. This is his first book.