The Blue Women: Stories
A striking new collection of short fiction from the award-winning author of Kintsugi, Daura and Bhaunri. A young girl who forms a curiously intimate friendship with a bat. A man whose life is wrecked by an unsightly big toe. A teenager who will go to any lengths to have her stepfather to herself. The stories in The Blue Women paint vivid portraits of people's lives as they encounter the strange and the enigmatic - whether it is other people, creatures, nature, the inanimate, or themselves.
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The Blue Women: Stories
A striking new collection of short fiction from the award-winning author of Kintsugi, Daura and Bhaunri. A young girl who forms a curiously intimate friendship with a bat. A man whose life is wrecked by an unsightly big toe. A teenager who will go to any lengths to have her stepfather to herself. The stories in The Blue Women paint vivid portraits of people's lives as they encounter the strange and the enigmatic - whether it is other people, creatures, nature, the inanimate, or themselves.
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The Blue Women: Stories

The Blue Women: Stories

by Anukrti Upadhyay
The Blue Women: Stories

The Blue Women: Stories

by Anukrti Upadhyay

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Overview

A striking new collection of short fiction from the award-winning author of Kintsugi, Daura and Bhaunri. A young girl who forms a curiously intimate friendship with a bat. A man whose life is wrecked by an unsightly big toe. A teenager who will go to any lengths to have her stepfather to herself. The stories in The Blue Women paint vivid portraits of people's lives as they encounter the strange and the enigmatic - whether it is other people, creatures, nature, the inanimate, or themselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789356291164
Publisher: HarperCollins India
Publication date: 02/01/2023
Pages: 276
Product dimensions: 5.12(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Anukrti Upadhyay writes fiction and poetry in both English and Hindi. Her Hindi works include a collection of short stories titled Japani Sarai (2019) and the novel Neena Aunty (2021). Among her English works are the twin novellas, Daura and Bhaunri (2019), and her novel Kintsugi (2020); the latter won her the prestigious Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the best work of fiction written by a woman author. Her writings have also appeared in numerous literary journals such as The Bombay Review, The Bangalore Review and The Bilingual Window. Anukrti has post-graduate degrees in management and literature, and a graduate degree in law. She has previously worked for the global investment banks, Goldman Sachs and UBS, in Hong Kong and India, and currently works with Wildlife Conservation Trust, a conservation think tank. She divides her time between Mumbai and the rest of the world, and when not counting trees and birds, she can be found ingratiating herself with every cat and dog in the vicinity.
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