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THE BLACKENED MIRROR IBD

YEAR OF THE BOOK PRESS
09 / 2023
9781646493654
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Sinopsis

An exceptionally gifted painter lets his art consume. Buried in work and wealth he trades his creative freedom for popularity and wealth, a jail of sorts, as what once freed him now becomes his cage.His wife, Shanti, suggests a vacation to the picturesque village of ManipuráInside a solitary cabin under a banyan tree, the painter becomes mesmerized by a blackened mirror. But can he accept what that mirror truly reflects?'The Blackened Mirror' is a short story taken from the collection 'Chance Meetings' by author Madhu Bazaz Wangu. HereâÇÖs what the critics say:'The story hangs like a bead on a japa mala - for the reader to touch and be touched by the transformative power of storytelling.'á-Milczar 'A beautiful, lush, lyrical story. The rhythmic language transports and transforms...' -Kathleen Shoopá