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Kabir …and his Stories

Author: Anuj

Genre: Short Stories

My Rating: ☆☆☆☆

Some books are so deep it leaves a great impact on my mind and I couldn’t get over it for a few days. I kept thinking about it and its words kept replaying in my unconscious mind.

Have you ever gone through such a book?

I picked it up assuming it a light read but this book completely bowled me over ! What a book, it turned out to be.

Coming to this book, this is surely one such kind of book. I picked it up assuming it a light read but this book completely bowled me over ! What a book, it turned out to be.

I always used to wonder in which way the mind of great author works . By great I don’t mean famous but the deep philosophical writer, in whose words you can drown yourself in.

This is about such an author Kabir, and his psychologist wife, Shona . They are deeply in love and married against the wishes of her family. They are totally in sync with each other. 

This is about such an author Kabir, and his psychologist wife, Shona . They are deeply in love and married against the wishes of her family. They are totally in sync with each other. While, Shona is organised, Kabir is disorganised.

While, Shona lives her life in a routine sort of way, Kabir lives his life casually.

He is philosophical about life, while Shona is practical.

But they are incomplete without each other.

Some stories made me cry, some left a huge grin on my face.

The language is fluent and easily understandable, some stories are really touching and some are soul searching. I read it till late night and still couldn’t help revisiting these again and again.

The language is fluent and easily understandable, some stories are really touching and some are soul searching. I read it till late night and still couldn’t help revisiting these again and again. Their day to day life, their thought processes are intriguing.

Kabir’s thoughts, the way he drained himself while writing is amazingly described. You can feel like each scene is unfolding in front of you . His quick and witty replies and their love for each other is described in a fabulous manner.  Even his depression is justified and I can totally relate to it .

The social messages here and there through the stories are superb and praiseworthy.

The social messages here and there through the stories are superb and praiseworthy.

Kudos to the author for this beautiful piece of writing.  An amazing read!

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