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Tokyo Cancelled By Rana Dasgupta
By
Shailaja Neelakantan/NEW DELHI
Issue
cover-dated May 16, 2005
A flight heading for Tokyo is canceled.
Thirteen passengers are stranded in the airport, and to pass
the time each tells a story in this book. These modern-day Canterbury
tales are fantastical and, when they work, grippingly depict
the outcomes of human frailties. But sometimes Dasgupta's efforts
are too forced. Like the passengers, the stories are set all
over the world, predictably showcasing today's global citizens.
Still, there's enough sparkle in this debut to make readers
eager to read Dasgupta's next work.
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