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| Author | Bharati Mukherjee |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Media type | Hardcover & Paperback |
| Pages | 171 |
| ISBN | 0-140-07930-0 |
| OCLC | 25807164 |
| Preceded by | Wife (novel) (1975) |
| Followed by | The Middleman and Other Stories (1988) |
Darkness (1985) is a collection of short stories by Bharati Mukherjee. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Story | Originally published in |
|---|---|
| "Angela" | Mother Jones |
| "The Lady from Lucknow" | Missouri Review |
| "The World According to Hsü" | Chatelaine |
| "A Father" | |
| "Isolated Incidents" | Saturday Night |
| "Nostalgia" | |
| "Tamurlane" | The Canadian Forum |
| "Hindus" | |
| "Saints" | Three Penny Review |
| "Visitors" | |
| "The Imaginary Assassin" | |
| "Courtly Vision" | |
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