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The Red Carpet: Bangalore Stories

by Lavanya Sankaran

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Wry humor and a delicious grasp of the friction between generations in Bangalore are the hallmarks of Lavanya Sankarans fresh, deeply nuanced debut collection. “A potpourri of beggars and billionaires and determinedly laid-back ways,” Bangalore, Indias own Silicon Valley, is a crucible for prosperity, and at the chaotic crossroads between past and present. Here, American-trained professionals like Tara return to their old-fashioned families with heads full of Quentin Tarantino dialogue; a successful entrepreneur is shaken when his partner suddenly reneges on their plan to return to America; a traditional Indian mother slyly circumvents her Western-educated daughters resistance to marriage; a neighborhood gossip is determined to discover what goes on behind the closed curtains of the hip young couple across the street; a chauffeur must reconcile his more orthodox credos with his employers miniskirt lifestyle.

Witty, affectionate, and wonderfully wise, Lavanya Sankarans first collection attests to her remarkable literary talent.

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Ageless traditions and modern-day mores collide in this witty yet deeply compassionate debut story collection set in contemporary India. Wry humor and a delicious grasp of the friction between generations in Bangalore, India's own Silicon Valley, are the hallmarks of Lavanya Sankaran's fresh and original talent. In her masterful stories, a successful young entrepreneur is shaken when his partner cavalierly reneges on their plan to return to America; a traditional Indian mother slyly circumvents her Western-educated daughter's resistance to marriage; a neighborhood gossip is determined to discover what goes on behind the closed curtains of the hip young couple across the street; a chauffeur must reconcile his more traditional credos with his employer's miniskirted lifestyle. With the keen eye of such writers as Diane Johnson and Nick Hornby, Lavanya Sankaran takes her place among the brightest social chroniclers in today's fiction.

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About the Author

LAVANYA SANKARAN'S work has been published in the Atlantic Monthly and the Wall Street Journal. She attended Bryn Mawr College and has worked in investment banking in New York and consulting in India. She lives in Bangalore, where she is currently at work on her first novel.

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ISBN:

9780385338202

Author:

Sankaran, Lavanya

Publisher:

Dial Press

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Short Stories (single author)

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2006

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Publication Date:

20060431

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

224

Dimensions:

8.22x5.56x.51 in. .46 lbs.

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Product details 224 pages Dial Press - 2006-05-03 English 9780385338202 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, Ageless traditions and modern-day mores collide in this witty yet deeply compassionate debut story collection set in contemporary India. Wry humor and a delicious grasp of the friction between generations in Bangalore, India's own Silicon Valley, are the hallmarks of Lavanya Sankaran's fresh and original talent. In her masterful stories, a successful young entrepreneur is shaken when his partner cavalierly reneges on their plan to return to America; a traditional Indian mother slyly circumvents her Western-educated daughter's resistance to marriage; a neighborhood gossip is determined to discover what goes on behind the closed curtains of the hip young couple across the street; a chauffeur must reconcile his more traditional credos with his employer's miniskirted lifestyle. With the keen eye of such writers as Diane Johnson and Nick Hornby, Lavanya Sankaran takes her place among the brightest social chroniclers in today's fiction.