Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thee (Hindi Book) by Vinod Kumar Shukla
Book: Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thee Author: Vinod Kumar Shukla Genre: Magical Realism, Fiction Published in: 1997 Awards: Won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the best Hindi work in 1999 Page Count: 250 pages Other works by the author: Mahavidyalaya, Naukar ki Kameez, Sab kuch hona bacha rahega, Kavita se lambi Kavita, Kabhi k bad Abhi, etc Book Review: By logic, I should write this review in Hindi because I read the book in Hindi. Still, by emotions, I am better at expressing myself in English than in Hindi and this book deserves an emotional review because it bought out all of mine while reading. What is it like, to live a life so full of dreams and hope that there’s no vacancy for complaints? What’s it like to give out so much love that all it brings back is peace? Vinod Kumar Shukla’s book is plotless, boring, and bland, yet the imprint it makes, the emotions I felt, the magic I lived, and the cocoon of love it formed around my heart. Oh!! Be ready to hear that out. The boo...