A river sutra

Description:

A sequence of delicate, tragic stories by the bestselling author of Raj evokes the profound presence of tradition and desire. A retired bureaucrat has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place for peace and quiet: too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters including a privileged young executive bewitched by a mysterious lover; a neophyte Jain monk moving from opulence to poverty; and an intense ascetic who resurfaces in a surprising reincarnation.

subjects: Fiction,  Tales,  Pilgrims and pilgrimages,  India, fiction,  Fiction, general,  18.07 English literature outside Europe and the USA

Places: India,  Narmada River Region,  Narmada River Valley,  Narmada River Region (India),  Narmada River (India)

Times: India