Patna and Delhi are twin cities. Separated by 700 miles. The stories in this collection reflect the socio-cultural ramifications of such a geographical anomaly, on a generation whose dreams are often cleaved in half between the cramped Mezanine bedsitters in Kingsway camp and the dilapidated mansions of Kadam Kuan, Patna. Since the short story writer is a subaltern of the literary world, all the stories in this darkly comic and often whimscial collection thrive on a steady diet of subversion and dry wit. About Author : Born in Patna in 1974, Siddharth Chowdhury earned an M.A in english literature from Hindu college, University of Delhi before drifting into publishing. His stories have been published in The Brown Critique, Debonair etc. He lives in Delhi and works as an editor with the house of Manohar. Contents : Homeward BoundSeraphim And CherubimMagical Omelettes At Kakke Da DhabaOutlawsThe WomenThe AdolescentsA Scene From Class Struggle In PatnaThe Leader Of MenHard BoiledWill You Be My ValentineThe Loneliness Of The Short Story Writer----etc