

One of my stories, “Mon-chan,” about a Japanese woman dealing with her mother’s senility, was selected for this anthology as well.īefore the festival, I read every story in the anthology. I would be appearing along with the publisher, Zafar Anjum the editor, Monideepa Sahu, who lives in India and Wan Phing Lim, a young writer from Malaysia who had contributed “Snake Bridge Temple,” a lively, humorous story about a tough motorcycle racer whose bike seat is decorated with Hello Kitty. Earlier this year I was invited to participate in the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet to help launch The Best Asian Short Stories 2017anthology published by Kitaab International in Singapore.
