For and Against the Nation - The Bombay Literary Magazine

Conceal the Way You Dream - Open The MagazineI CAN HEAR THE church bells ring on Sunday morning though the pews must be empty of parishioners. A polished wooden coffin lay on the floor of a hospital waiting room the other day and I couldn’t look away. It reminded me of how the soon-to-be destroyed Pierre in Luis Buñuel’s film Belle de Jour … Continue reading "Conceal the Way You Dream"

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