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Manu Bhattathiri

‘Shabari and Anita’: Read Manu Bhattathiri’s story from his latest book of short fiction

An excerpt from ‘The Greatest Enemy of Rain,’ by Manu Bhattathiri.

Manu Bhattathiri
· Aug 05, 2022 · 06:33 pm
Manu Bhattathiri’s novel is set once again in the playfully mythical fictional town of Karuthupuzha

An excerpt from ‘The Oracle of Karuthupuzha,’ the third in the series after ‘The Town That Laughed’ and ‘Savithri's Special Room and Other Stories’.

Manu Bhattathiri
· Apr 08, 2021 · 05:30 pm
‘The Masks Before The Pandemic’: Manu Bhattathari’s short story peels off layers of inscrutability

What a morning walk by the lake revealed, before and after the lockdown.

Manu Bhattathiri
· Dec 18, 2020 · 08:30 am

‘A True Liar’: A short story about a man who lied when awake and told the truth in his sleep

An excerpt from a book of short stories set in the fictional town of Karuthupuza, a la Malgudi.

Manu Bhattathiri
· Jun 23, 2016 · 08:30 am