A very gothic, unsettling nightmarish story – reminds you each moment of Frankenstein, one of my favourite stories.
Monstrous child, gothic sentiments, questions of value, responsibility and guilt, nature X culture, conformation X animal energy.
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Beautiful. Offbeat. Male centric.
The storyline is quite familiar. An acclaimed creative writer finds his muse in a mujra dancer and dies in her house, much to the irritation of his wife.
Art X commercial market, Home X Kotha, Wife X The Other Woman.
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The hype preceded the book and I was, as usual, slightly resistant in taking it up. The Western talk about the book showcasing the ethnic culture and all that added to the resistance. But well, the book caught me unawares.
I liked the very touching moments it had for me. But overall my response is mixed.
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