First published 2009
This collection brings together 26 voices from across the globe, each telling a different story. A drug smuggler navigates dangerous territory. Call center workers handle late night shifts. Tourists find themselves in unexpected situations. The stories move between countries and continents, from busy Indian streets to New York apartments to digital spaces online. Each writer tackles the big questions that connect us all. Love blooms and dies. People face death and war. Crimes unfold. The environment changes around the characters. Some stories make you laugh. Others hit hard with their darkness. All of them dig into what it means to be human in a connected world. The characters deal with personal struggles while larger social forces shape their lives.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: diverse-perspectives, interconnected-stories
Setting: India, New York, Online
Period: 21st-century
208 pages · Paperback · Peepal Tree Press Ltd.