author: musharraf aalam zauki
reading time: 6-8 metro rides
it is a book of short stories in urdu mixed hindi… very very close to life.. in fact it is so real in the most everyday things that it is somtimes spooky… largely talks of the inner psychic world of individuals in various aspects of life.. in different situations… the unspoken has been put in words… in this way.. zauki’s stories are bold… often crossing rigid boundaries set by society… speaking what everybody knows.. but often doesnt want to acknowledge… even to ones own self…
favourite quote: conversation between a husband and wife… “suno honey… tumhen yaad hai pichhli baar hum hasen kab the?… bahut din ho gaye. hum mein se koi hasa nahi… ek din.. yahi karke dekhte hain. thoda hans lete hain.”
final analysis: must read… though it should be read with breaks… if you read the stories in continuation, it can get boring… and even overwhelming…