Title: A river Sutra
First published: 1993
Description: A sequence of delicate, tragic stories by the bestselling author of Raj evokes the profound presence of tradition and desire. A retired bureaucrat has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place for peace and quiet: too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters including a privileged young executive bewitched by a mysterious lover; a neophyte Jain monk moving from opulence to poverty; and an intense ascetic who resurfaces in a surprising reincarnation.
Subjects: Fiction, Tales, Pilgrims and pilgrimages, India, fiction, Fiction, general, 18.07 English literature outside Europe and the USA
Places: India, Narmada River Region, Narmada River Valley, Narmada River Region (India), Narmada River (India)
Time periods: India