The Red Carpet Lavanya Shankar

A collection of fiction marked by wisdom and wit the red carpet.

The red carpet lavanya shankar. The red carpet by lavanya sankaran stayed for 2 whole years in the bestselling list which made her hachette s largest selling indian author. Friction between the generations always the stuff of great fiction is nowhere stronger than in banglore indias silicone valley where software billionaires beggars and the legacy of the raj combine and collidethe red carpet is an astonishingly enjoyable collection of stories as rich and absorbing as any novel from traditional mothers trying to marry off their westernised children and old fashioned chauffeurs struggling with racy employers lavanya sankarans tales of the clash between. Lavanya sankaran is the author of the internationally acclaimed short story collection the red carpet which spent two years on the best seller lists. She lives in bangalore where she is currently at work on her first novel.

Her debut novel the hope factory hit the number 1 spot on amazon india and was also selected by amazon uk as a top pick. Lavanya sankaran s short stories captures the multitude that inhabit this icnredible city. Her book the hope factory was selected by amazon uk as a top pick. And her observations are profound and enjoyable.

A potpourri of beggars and billionaires and determinedly laid back ways bangalore india s own silicon valley is a crucible for prosperity and at the chaotic crossroads between past and present. Through the eyes of low skilled workers retired neighbours homely engineers flashy marketers lavanya turns the gaze on bangalore. Lavanya sankaran s work has been published in the atlantic monthly and the wall street journal. Lavanya sankaran is the author of the red carpet the acclaimed debut collection selected for poets writers magazine s best first fiction award as well as the barnes and noble discover great new writers award.

And her observations are profound and enjoyable. About the red carpet wry humor and a delicious grasp of the friction between generations in bangalore are the hallmarks of lavanya sankaran s fresh deeply nuanced debut collection. Lavanya sankaran s short stories captures the multitude that inhabit this icnredible city. Download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets.

She attended bryn mawr college and has worked in investment banking in new york and consulting in india. Her work has been featured in the atlantic monthly and the wall street journal among others including publications in india and europe. Her fans are eagerly waiting for lavanya sankaran next novel which should be out in a year. Through the eyes of low skilled workers retired neighbours homely engineers flashy marketers lavanya turns the gaze on bangalore.

The red carpet kindle edition by sankaran lavanya. She studied at bryn mawr college and lives in bangalore with her husband and daughter.