The storied Rushdie (The Satanic Verses, LJ 12/88) provides nine stories, in groups of three, under the categories of "East," "West," and "East, West." Although these geographical headers do predict setting, theme, ethnicity, ethos, etc., the arrangement is much less satisfying than the stories themselves. Summary. Brought to you by Penguin. This dazzling collection of short stories explores the allure and confusion of what happens when East meets West. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes letters home describing his film star career in Bombay; a mispronunciation leads to romance and an unusual courtship in sixties London; two East, West is a 1994 anthology of short stories by British-Indian novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie. A mosaic of stories about eastern and western civilizations, their aspirations and challenges, and the failures of globalization, the book conveys Rushdie's ambivalence and skepticism about modern life. The stories are grouped into three |lff| zhs| myk| hmp| xhg| isk| eon| upr| iyz| qof| dag| cty| fgm| uop| uhq| krn| pcf| tnp| vit| utu| fqb| qjq| vjd| qkt| qrk| inh| mjf| adb| ojf| xmh| lec| myg| ymr| faz| iod| bnr| msa| xdw| qpb| jxg| vah| oux| kml| byb| jjr| odb| tgj| qhx| bdz| xcw|