num_pages: 268
description: A civil servant narrates six stories to the patrons of a Bombay bar, tales of ghosts and soldiers, love and hate between families, and corruption in present-day India. By the author of Red Earth and Pouring Rain. Tour.
language: English
title: Love and Longing in Bombay
titlecomplete: Love and Longing in Bombay
genres: Drama, Mystery, Indian Literature, Travel, Short Stories, India, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 2517
places: Bombay
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book in South Asia and Europe
publisher: Penguin Books