Exquisite Cadavers' experiment delivers a book that is slyly funny and profoundly thoughtful. It is common for critics and readers to belittle women by assuming they write out of catharsis rather than to create. Exquisite Cadavers is not just a fierce rebuttal. It's a work of brilliance. ― Financial Times An inventive fusion of fact and fiction. ― Observer Fascinating... The cleverness of Kandasamy's bricolage is that…
This is a fiercely assured and original collection. Its stories are jewelled with flashes of surrealism and quiet humour, all resulting in a remarkable blend of introspection and playfulness.’ -Mahesh Rao “Jasraj is a brave, almost reckless writer, unafraid of going down discomfiting, occasionally absurdist paths in her storytelling.” - Scroll.in “There is something eerie and prescient, and deeply discomfiting,…
