Synopsis of Urban Shots: Crossroads
'Urban Shots :cross words' ,edited by bestselling author, Ahmed Faiyaz.This anthology explores the conflict, chaos and confusion in the lives of interesting and colourful characters in Urban India.
Interesting characters in this book includes -
The reclusive kid with a beautiful bicycle who is a migrant to Mumbai with Old Monk on his breath, trying to get off a Virar Fast at Borivali , The misunderstood watchman at the library who befriends a little girl, A playstation loving spoilt brat, who is smitten by his mathematics tutor an old widower who longs for some intimacy with the opposite sex, a confused writer who has to choose between his wife and a seductress; the gargoyle who is the boss’s pet at a call centre, a mild-mannered doctor whose love for yoga puts him on breaking news, a project manager who hates handing out the pink slip; an emotionally scarred woman in the bazaars of Kamathipura, the baraat on a silent night in a one-horse town in Rajasthan, the neighbourhood didi with dark secrets of her own and a lot more...
About the Editor
Ahmed Faiyaz
Ahmed Faiyaz grew up in Bangalore and now lives in Dubai. He’s a book and film addict, and apart from reading books and watching cinema of all genres, he is a passionate writer. He is bestselling author of Love, life & all that jazz.
Product details
- Publisher: Tranquebar Press
- Published: 14th January 2012
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789381626429
- Category: Fiction