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Alchemy: The Tranquebar Book of Erotic Stories 2

by Sheba Karim
Publisher: Westland (2012)    |     ISBN 10: 9382618031    |     ISBN 13: 9789382618034
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Alchemy So many elements of ourselves come together in the act ofsex:skin and bodily fluids, desire, fear, greed, joy, stigma,pride,affection, guilt, often in the hopes of creating somethingmorebeautiful, our personal elixirs of life, howevertemporary,howeverpermanent. In Alchemy, Tranquebars second anthology of erotic shortstories,editor Sheba Karim has brought together thirteen diverseworks aboutthe pains and pleasures of sex including anunapologetic account ofa postmodern mans attraction to his maid, afuturistic tale of afour gendered orgy, a poignant narrative of aboys sexual awakeningin a cinema bathroom, and a lyricalmeditation on a mysteriouswomans carnal lessons to an imprisonedmonk. The anthologys vivid,well-crafted stories move acrossgenres, orientations, continentsand genders, taking the reader onan intimate journey through thecomplex alchemies of sex, desireand love. About the Author: Sheba Karim Sheba Karims fiction has appeared in 580 Split, AsiaLiteraryReview, Barn Owl Review, Femina, Kartika Review,Shenandoah, SouthAsian Review, Time Out Delhi, the eroticaanthologies ElectricFeather: The Tranquebar Book of Erotic Storiesand the forthcomingVenus Fly Trap: The Zubaan Anthology of WomensErotica and theyoung adult anthologies Love Like That and OtheStories andCornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance. Two ofher shortstories have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Heryoung adultnovel, Skunk Girl, has been published in fivecountries.. She is aformer lawyer and Fulbright- Nehru Scholar, hasan MFA in fictionfrom the Iowa Writers Workshop, is working on hersecond novel andspends a lot of her time in the 13th century.
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Sheba Karim writes fiction for young adults and adults. She was born and raised in Catskill, NY, where she never saw Rip Van Winkle but frequently crossed the bridge that bore ......
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