Mithun Number Two And Other Mumbai Stories by Jayant Kaikini & Tejaswini Niranjana (Author)

This collection features insightful stories from the award-winning author and translator duo who received the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2018 for their previous work "No Presents Please." These stories depict moments of hope and transcendence in the midst of everyday life and anonymity. Whether migrating for work or seeking a more vibrant experience, young men flock to Mumbai, while others, of all ages and genders, journey for their own reasons. In this city that holds the hopes of people up and down the coast, strangers become friends, families navigate turmoil and love, and children grow up in homes where the boundaries between control and affection are blurred. Unpredictable and deceptively simple, the stories by Jayant Kaikini, expertly translated by Tejaswini Niranjana, will leave a lasting impact.