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Love and Lust: Stories and Essays by Vikram Seth

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5.0

A compilation of excerpts from renowned authors like Vikram Seth, Kamala Das, Manto, KR Meera to name a few. The stories have a central theme: Love and Lust. Both love and lust have been looked down on in our society, lust mostly. For years, authors have tried to separate the fine line between eroticism and lust, but often this line blurs.⁣

My favourites out of the lot are KR Meera's The Deepest Blue and Amrita Narayan's The Stolen.⁣

I'll suggest this collection if you're a beginner and would like to get familiar with the writing style of these authors before picking up their book. For me, this collection is the door to the works of Vikram Seth and Kamala Das.⁣
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