Each of Us Killers
- Authors
- Bhatt, Jenny
- Publisher
- 7.13 Books
- Tags
- literary fiction , adult , south asian , literary , contemporary , fiction , asian-american , short stories , general , family
- ISBN
- 9781733367264
- Date
- 2020-09-08T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.27 MB
- Lang
- en
One of the most anticipated debuts of 2020 at Electric Literature, Literary Hub, The Millions, Kirkus Reviews, Entropy Magazine, Debutiful, Ms. Magazine, Bustle.
One of the best story collections of 2020 at Bustle.
Stories woven at the intersection of labor and our emotional lives. Set in the American Midwest, England, and India (Mumbai, Ahmedabad, rural Gujarat) the stories in Each of Us Killers are about people trying to realize their dreams and aspirations through their professions. Whether they are chasing money, power, recognition, love, or simply trying to make a decent living, their hunger is as intense as any grand love affair. Straddling the fault lines of class, caste, gender, nationality, globalization, and more, they go against sociocultural norms despite challenges and indignities until singular moments of quiet devastation turn the worlds of these characters—auto-wallah, housemaid, street vendor, journalist, architect, baker, engineer, saree shop employee, professor, yoga instructor, bartender, and more—upside down.