A review by santreads
Father May Be an Elephant and Mother Only a Small Basket, But... by Gogu Shyamala

lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

this is a book that grows on you. the first few short stories, you're just kind of figuring stuff out and then these characters and their thoughts, inner and outer turmoils come in and it's just so captivating. as a person who hasn't read too many books that are set in rural india AND written by someone who grew up there, it was so insightful to inhibit that space.

all the translators talk about how different gogu shyamala's writing is and how the language is so different from regular telugu and while the translation does show it to a certain extent, i truly wish i could read the original language to understand the difference even more.

would recommend.