A reminder about the book launch on Friday. On 21 August 2010 14:25, Nitin Karani <nitin.kar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > *Penguin Books India, Bombay Dost and Crossword > > cordially invite you to the > * > > > > > *Official book launch of R Raj Rao's 'Hostel Room 131' by Onir > > * > > > > * > * > > > > * * > > *on Friday 27 August 2010 at 7.00 p.m. **at Crossword Bookstore, G-1, Plot > No. 250-B, Kanaiya Building, Linking Road **Bandra (W), Mumbai.* > > > > Seven years ago, we proudly organised the launch of Raj's first novel 'The > Boyfriend' in Mumbai. We are now pleased to be associated with the launch of > Raj's latest, 'Hostel Room 131' by noted filmmaker Onir. > > > If you'd like to share the event invitation, please feel free to forward > this email or share this link: *http://tinyurl.com/HR131* > > > > > *About the author:* > R. Raj Rao was born in Bombay and now lives in Pune where he is > professor in the Department of English, University of Pune. Two of his > books, BomGay > and The Boyfriend (the latter published by Penguin India, and > translated into French and Italian) are regarded as cult classics. His other > books > include One Day I Locked My Flat in Soul City (short stories), Slide > Show (poems), The Wisest Fool on Earth and Other Plays, Nissim Ezekiel: The > Authorized Biography, Ten Indian Writers in Interview (edited), Image > of India in the Indian Novel in English (co-edited), Whistling in The Dark: > Twenty one Queer Interviews (co-edited). Rao in a pioneering > Indian academic who runs a course on queer literature in his department. > > *Synopsis of the book:* > In the winter of 1978, Siddharth, 23, meets Sudhir, 20 in a friend's > room in Pune's Engineering College Hostel. He falls instantly in love. > > A man of unconventional views--he believes, for instance, that the > two heroes in Sholay have the hots for each other rather than for the > heroines--Siddharth becomes a full time lover over the next seven years and > stubbornly pursues the object of his lust and affection, despite his > job as a college lecturer in Bombay. > > There are many obstacles along the way, including Sudhir's family, > against whom Sidharth files a police complaint, and Sudhir's classmates from > Belgaum, led by the homophobic Ravi Humbe, who start an > anti-Siddharth association. But Siddharth gets support from Gaurav and > Vivek, a militant > gay pair keen to ambush the enemy. > > Deadpan humour and farce come together in this entertaining love > story, giving us a glimpse of what really goes on in a boys' hostel. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > *Keep in touch with Bombay Dost via:* > > The Bombay Dost Wiki (http://bombay-dost.pbworks.com/) OR > > The Facebook Fan Page > (http://www.facebook.com/Bombay-Dost<http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Bombay-Dost/52817999936>) > OR > > follow Bombaydost on Twitter (http://twitter.com/bombaydost OR > > Google Buzz: http://www.google.com/profiles/bombaydost2009 OR > > subscribe to Google SMS Channel ( > http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/BombayDost) OR > > e-mail: > bombaydost2...@gmail.com<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=bombaydost2...@gmail.com> > OR > > find us on Google Wave: bombaydost2...@googlewave.com > > >
