Noveller.

These fifteen frank and often wickedly comic, explore the realities and conflicts of life in Indian Muslim society.

The first translation presented in this collection of Katai's writings is The Quilt, his best-known work. The seven other stories included here, of which only one has been previously translated into English, are illustrative of Katai's views of nature and demonstrate the subtle depictive technique that he developed--Jacket.

After a move to a new home, comfort comes from a surprising place. Long ago, a young girl named Abigail put her beloved patchwork quilt in the attic. Generations later, another young girl discovers the quilt and makes it her own, relying on its warmth to help her feel secure in a new home.