A Window lived in the Wall

दीवार में एक खिड़की रहती थी

Book Cover: A Window lived in the Wall

Raghuvar Prasad teaches mathematics at a mofussil town college. He travels to work by jitney, cramming into the little spaces left by other passengers, their milk cans, vegetable baskets and the like. Sometimes, these jitneys have not the slightest gap he can squeeze into, and Raghuvar Prasad must find other ways to commute. And that’s how, on the day his newly-wed bride arrives in town, Raghuvar Prasad happens to come home riding an elephant.

A Window Lived in the Wall delicately peels back the many layers of Raghuvar and Sonsi’s beautiful marriage. While there is the grandeur of an elephant outside, there is also the minimalism of their home. Their possessions are meagre, their one-room rental barely accommodates a bed and some kitchen utensils. But beyond the window of their one room is a magical place that sustains Raghuvar Prasad and Sonsi's spirit.

 

Title in Original : Deewar Mein Ek Khidki Rehti Thi
Name in Translation : A Window Lived in the Wall
Publication Year : 1997
Translation Publish Year : 2005

Authors : Vinod Kumar Shukla
Original Publisher : Vani Prakashan
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
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