num_pages: 288
description: A sequence of delicate, tragic stories evokes the profound presence of tradition and desire. A retired bureaucrat has escaped the world to run a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada. But too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters.
language: English
title: River Sutra
titlecomplete: River Sutra
genres: Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, India, Indian Literature, Asia, Religion, Short Stories, Fiction
ratings_count: 2381
publisher: Vintage Books