A CLUTCH OF IND IAN MASTERPIECES extraordinary short stories from the 19th century to the present EDITED BY DAVID DAVIDAR ALEPH@ iy ALEPH BOOK COMPANY i firm oted by Rupa Publications India Pblished in Aleph Book introduction copyright © Divid Dividar pp. 504 and 505 (Acknow the copyright page tiouly and any resemblance co any acu perrone, Inving or dead, events oF lea nay be reproduced, anand, in any form or by in writing for Aleph Book ISBN: $78.93.82277-36 3579108642 ted and bound in India by Replika Pres Pt. Led For sale in the Indian subcontinent only “This ook is sold subject to the ci ot by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hied out, 0 ike circulated without the pul 1 OF cover prior con se than that inl B The memory of K.D. Sing! A truly unforgettable literary icon And to all my fellow Alephs, ‘marvels én the Indian su BorgTHE GRAVESTONE SHAHNAZ BASHIR