One Hundred Rupees
I like this short story by Vinod Joseph in Epic India, a new arts and culture magazine published by Ashok Banker. This is how it begins:
The fast passenger bus to Kottayam made an exceptional racket as it rumbled past Baby’s house at eight in the morning and woke him up. After waking up, Baby lay on his back and tried to shut out all his problems. He seemed to have exhausted all options, all avenues. Never mind, he told himself. There’s always a way. He rolled up his mattress and propped it in a corner of the veranda where he had spent the night.(Via Under the Fire Star)
Here’s an interview with Joseph in the same magazine.
Thank you for providing a link to our publication of Vinod Joseph’s story. We are currently running the third of ten of his stories that will be appearing on our site.
A new story is posted every Saturday morning (India Time) for another six weeks.
Thank you again Richard Marcus
Comment by Richard Marcus — July 24, 2007 @ 9:47 am