The Portrait of a Lady

'A Khushwant Singh Short Story Is Not Flamboyant But Modest, Restrained, Well-Crafted&Perhaps His Greatest Gift As A Writer Is A Wonderful Particularity Of Description -London Magazine Khushwant Singh First Established His Reputation As A Writer Through The Short Story. His Stories-Wry, Poignant, Erotic And, Above All, Human-Bear Testimony To Khushwant Singh S Remarkable Range And His Ability To Create An Unforgettable World. Spanning Over Half A Century, This Volume Contains All The Short Stories Khushwant Singh Has Ever Written, Including The Delightfully Tongue-In-Cheek The Maharani Of Chootiapuram , Written In 2008. Khushwant S Stories Enthrall&[He Has]An Ability Akin To That Of Somerset Maugham&The Ability To Entertain Intelligently -India Today His Stories Are Better Than [Those Of] Any Indian Writing In English-Times Of India The Collected Short Stories Leaves The Reader In A Delightful, Inebriated Trance -Sunday Chronicle He Is Not An Ordinary Short Story Writer&[Collected Stories] Is Delightful Reading'-Hindustan Times