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Immoderate Men
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This title will be available by 17 March 2017.
Over eleven wide-ranging stories, this collection deftly captures the world of men; the desires that drive them, and the impulses which bring them down.
A grandfather sits on a park bench, ruminating upon the beauty of his daughter-in-law and the perfidy of his son who has cast him out of their lives. Business tycoon Dev has been fixated upon Priti, his college mate, all his life, but it is only after his death, after a visit to Dev’s lawyers, that Priti understands why he left her a room full of presents. Manish comes home to his wife of many decades, hoping to surprise her with a game from their youth, but what he sees happening on their marital bed shakes his very foundations. And a man joins five friends in a teashop with a story about the delicate, delectable flesh of the Grand Canyon pygmy ape, and turns their world upside down.
Written in lyrical prose, Immoderate Men is a wise, witty, immensely readable book of stories by a writer with considerable insight into the workings of the human mind
This title will be available by 17 March 2017.
Over eleven wide-ranging stories, this collection deftly captures the world of men; the desires that drive them, and the impulses which bring them down.
A grandfather sits on a park bench, ruminating upon the beauty of his daughter-in-law and the perfidy of his son who has cast him out of their lives. Business tycoon Dev has been fixated upon Priti, his college mate, all his life, but it is only after his death, after a visit to Dev’s lawyers, that Priti understands why he left her a room full of presents. Manish comes home to his wife of many decades, hoping to surprise her with a game from their youth, but what he sees happening on their marital bed shakes his very foundations. And a man joins five friends in a teashop with a story about the delicate, delectable flesh of the Grand Canyon pygmy ape, and turns their world upside down.
Written in lyrical prose, Immoderate Men is a wise, witty, immensely readable book of stories by a writer with considerable insight into the workings of the human mind
200 pages, Paperback
Published March 5, 2017
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February 5, 2022
Tempted to give it a 4 but the thing with this book is it's the final few stories that I really liked. Some were quite average. I disliked 'Room Full of Presents', 'Stolen Spoons' and 'Black Prince. 'Mail for Dadubhai' was sweet. 'Hijras', 'Ducklings' and 'The Vanishing Man' was good. 'Ahalya' was fine except for the climax. But all of them have the delicious Bengali flavour. Even if some of the stories themselves disappoint, the atmosphere created in each is quite brilliant.
However, what I don't quite get is why it's called 'Immoderate Men'. I can think of at least 4 stories that don't fit into that theme.
However, what I don't quite get is why it's called 'Immoderate Men'. I can think of at least 4 stories that don't fit into that theme.
August 24, 2022
The writing was slightly lacklustre, but nothing you could complain too much about. The stories weren't all that bad, though - I wouldn't say eye-opening, as I'm sure we all know the existence of such trivialities/profundities - but the simplistic clinical approach to these stories really cemented the idea they were trying to get across.
Good food for thought! A few stories really pulled the whole book down, though. Some were really good. Solid 3.5/5
Good food for thought! A few stories really pulled the whole book down, though. Some were really good. Solid 3.5/5
January 2, 2025
I am rating it a 4 stars because it delivered exactly what I expected... nothing more and nothing less.
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