No Presents Please (kannada) Hardcover – 1 January 2019

Book: NO PRESENTS PLEASEAuthor: Jayant kaikiniOriginal language: kannadaTranslation to English: Tejaswini NiranjanaAward: DSC prize for SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE(2018)City of DREAMS MUMBAI, is the soul of the book. This book has sixteen short stories. The characters are from the chawl or kholis as called in Mumbai Language, who are struggling everyday in the hope of better tomorrow. These stories capture real essence of Mumbai better than any book. The stories are crisp short and open ended. Loved all the stories. Author depicts each story in such a beautiful way that one could imagine personally the lives of millions of migrants living in Mumbai. Their struggle, their way of finding happiness in all small things, their frustrations, helpless ness.Few of my favourites:UnframedOpera HouseWaterMogri's worldThese kind of books need to be read in original language than translation. Then only we can live the emotions of author. Some stories are to be lived not only to be read.And the author has written lyrics to many evergreen melodious kannada songs too. This book I highly recommend for all who want to live early 2000 Bombay.Mumbai Nostalgia 💕I never lived in Bombay though, but have visited once as tourist.I give *****

First of all amazon said that the book will have hardcover but they didn't give it away, secondly the book will grab the reader, and Jayantha Kaykini Sir's writing style is amazing. I give 5 stars for book, but 4 stars for paper back cover.

Good book ,must read.

storys in this book initially feels like some thing intresting is going to happen but nothing intresting happens.with the lots of questions?? story endsthis book is different from other novels. worth reading onceNice experience 😀

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Not a single story is interesting, please don't waste your time and money.

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