12 Million Strangers

Source: The New York Times, April 9, 2000   This debut novel takes place in Calcutta, a city that is at once lonely and teeming with life. THE BLUE BEDSPREADBy Raj Kamal Jha.209 pp. New York:Random House. $21.95.   If strength is in numbers, then cities are a dismal exception. Nothing is as deflating, nothing […]