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The roof beneath their feet

The roof beneath their feet

Literary Fiction
Pages
178
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection of short stories by Geetanjali Shree explores the lives of various characters, examining human relationships and the search for belonging. Each story offers a unique view into the everyday, highlighting themes of memory, home, and the passage of time. Shree's writing brings out the complexities of ordinary existence.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

ReflectiveThought-ProvokingMelancholic
Multiple POVs

Genres

Literary Fiction

About the author

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Geetanjali Shree

Geetanjali Shree (born 1957 in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, India) is a Hindi-language novelist and short-story writer based in New Delhi. She studied history at Lady Shri Ram College and earned a master's degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University; she began writing fiction during doctoral research on the Hindi novelist Munshi Premchand. Her novels include Mai, Hamara Shahar Us Baras, Tirohit and Khali Jagah. Her 2018 novel Ret Samadhi, translated into English by Daisy Rockwell as Tomb of Sand, won th...