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The Doe— Chandrakiran Saunriksa
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY AYUSHEE ARORA She was wearing a fine red churidar pyjama with a black border and a long pink kurta with green flowers. The edges of her red-bordered safflower-colored dupatta…...
One handed Alexander— Parthajit Chanda
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY SUKTI SARKAR Alexander stood at the four-point crossing. It was his job to keep standing. From morning till noon-late-afternoon-evening, he roamed about to return to this place. The whole day…...
Can I have Some Milk?— Chitra Mudgal
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY ANURADHA DOSAD The men of the house drink milk. Because they are men. Her job is to carefully deliver the lukewarm glass of milk to them. She smells…...
The Fort and The Sea— Mavji Maheshwari
TRANSLATED FROM THE GUJARATI BY HELI VORA AND MANOJ CHHAYA The sun was setting behind the towering walls of the fort as Roshan looked back sluggishly. The shadow of her house with red roof…...
Minimal Stories— Ferit Edgü
TRANSLATED FROM THE TURKISH BY NEIL P. DOHERTY Dedicated to Spencer Burke Language You are the first person to whom I have revealed that I am a foreigner and that I have written…...
The White Dog’s Fable— Yasser Abdel-latif
TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC BY OSAMA HAMMAD Lucy was an infertile dog living in Maadi, the quiet Cairo suburb. For Lucy, infertility probably played a role in her psychology as a stray dog. She…...
Dance— Indira Dangi
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY AYUSHEE ARORA ... For all kinds of uses, there will be no cheaper creature than a woman, in our way of life. The three-month-old, newborn girl had been…...
The Poodle and the Christ Child— Jean Frémon
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY JOHN TAYLOR Has it ever been noticed how much Titian loved dogs? I know nothing of his personal sentiments for his pets, nor whether he hunted wild game and fowl,…...
Krishna Gopal Mallick’s Entering the Maze— A Rare Indulgent Voice in the Genre of Queer Fiction
KRISHNA GOPAL MALLICK’S ENTERING THE MAZE— A RARE INDULGENT VOICE IN THE GENRE OF QUEER FICTION REVIEWED BY SUCHETONA PAUL When I finished reading Krishnagopal Mallick’s Entering the Maze, a collection of…...