The first and longest story in this book is titled ‘The Comic Destiny’. It shows characters similar to Adam and Eve and could have very well been set in the Garden of Eden. In the story, the characters are called Old Man and Old Woman. What follows are several stories that are appropriately small and hence a delight to go through. ‘Music for a ruined city’ offers a melancholic tale- one that you never want to finish reading. ‘The Mysterious Anxiety of Them and Us’ presents an intriguing afternoon lunch by a mysterious host and nameless people, all begging for a bite of the buffet. ‘The Unseen Kingdom’ is a treat for readers with a book fair “where the books are treated like roses” and are laid open with crushed flowers on the pages to scent the air with those sweet words. ‘Wild Bulls’ offers a haunting whose read last sentence is sure to stay with you after completing the entire novella.
The first and longest story in this book is titled ‘The Comic Destiny’. It shows characters similar to Adam and Eve and could have very well been set in the Garden of Eden. In the story, the characters are called Old Man and Old Woman. What follows are several stories that are appropriately small and hence a delight to go through. ‘Music for a ruined city’ offers a melancholic tale- one that you never want to finish reading. ‘The Mysterious Anxiety of Them and Us’ presents an intriguing afternoon lunch by a mysterious host and nameless people, all begging for a bite of the buffet. ‘The Unseen Kingdom’ is a treat for readers with a book fair “where the books are treated like roses” and are laid open with crushed flowers on the pages to scent the air with those sweet words. ‘Wild Bulls’ offers a haunting whose read last sentence is sure to stay with you after completing the entire novella.