Set in the mid 1980s, London, Ananda is a student who has little interest in his studies. Instead, he practices at being a poet. He and his Bengali uncle are occasionally visited by their relatives. In fact, Ananda’s mother recently left and her leaving has spiked his ever-present home sickness. Thi...
This one jumped out at me from the shelf of an overloaded used book store. It wouldn’t have, except for the fact it was published by NYRB, a pretty good pedigree, and its striking cover. I’d never heard of Arun Kolatkar otherwise, but since NYRB doesn’t do much poetry (they do some), I figured this ...