Tongues and Bellies is The Whole Kahani's third anthology.
These stories play with lies and truth. Chameleon-like characters clutch at worlds that remain just out of reach. An old recipe, a robot, a key – these are clues to the people they once were or hope to be. Appetite and eating are often central in this collection as characters remember childhood meals, a mother’s cooking, meals with lovers and meals that turn out not as expected. Their appetite for food, as for life, is by turns bitter and sweet but never predictable.
Amit Roy from Eastern Eye attended our event at Canary Wharf and here is the link to his article. He’s captured the spirit and essence of what the anthology and our own writing journey is about.
- Amit Roy, Eastern Eye
‘’I recently read Tongues and Bellies and found it to be a kaleidoscopic, humanistic delight! It consists of fourteen short stories, written by eight members of The Whole Kahani. Together these individual authors have given the reader a dazzling, multihued work as stylistically diverse as it is thematically united.’’
- Paul Spalding-Mulcock, Yorkshire Times
‘Rich, incisive and at times magical, this is a collection to be savoured and cherished. A joy from start to finish.’
– Awais Khan, author of No Honour
‘The best kind of short stories are those that leave you with unanswered questions. This collection of stories does that and more!’
– Asma Khan, Chef & Owner, Darjeeling Express
Reviews of the anthology:
Paul Spalding-Mulcock, Yorkshire Times
Mita Mistry, Eastern Eye
These stories play with lies and truth. Chameleon-like characters clutch at worlds that remain just out of reach. An old recipe, a robot, a key – these are clues to the people they once were or hope to be. Appetite and eating are often central in this collection as characters remember childhood meals, a mother’s cooking, meals with lovers and meals that turn out not as expected. Their appetite for food, as for life, is by turns bitter and sweet but never predictable.
Amit Roy from Eastern Eye attended our event at Canary Wharf and here is the link to his article. He’s captured the spirit and essence of what the anthology and our own writing journey is about.
- Amit Roy, Eastern Eye
‘’I recently read Tongues and Bellies and found it to be a kaleidoscopic, humanistic delight! It consists of fourteen short stories, written by eight members of The Whole Kahani. Together these individual authors have given the reader a dazzling, multihued work as stylistically diverse as it is thematically united.’’
- Paul Spalding-Mulcock, Yorkshire Times
‘Rich, incisive and at times magical, this is a collection to be savoured and cherished. A joy from start to finish.’
– Awais Khan, author of No Honour
‘The best kind of short stories are those that leave you with unanswered questions. This collection of stories does that and more!’
– Asma Khan, Chef & Owner, Darjeeling Express
Reviews of the anthology:
Paul Spalding-Mulcock, Yorkshire Times
Mita Mistry, Eastern Eye