num_pages: 211
description: This dazzling collection of short stories explores the allure and confusion of what happens when East meets West.Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes letters home describing his film star career in Bombay; a mispronunciation leads to romance and an unusual courtship in sixties London; two childhood friends turned diplomats live out fantasies hatched by  Star Trek ; and Christopher Columbus dreams of consummating his relationship with Queen Isabella. With one foot in the East and one foot in the West, this collection reveals the oceanic distances and the unexpected intimacies between the two.
language: English
title: East, West
titlecomplete: East, West
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Indian Literature, Short Stories, India, School, Literature, Contemporary, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 7338
publisher: Random House of Canada, Limited