The Guru Of LoveWriting of Samrat Upadhyays story collection, critics raved: like a Buddhist Chekhov . . . speak[s] to common truths . . . startlingly good (San Francisco Chronicle) and subtle and spiritually complex (New York Times). Upadhyays novel showcases his finest writing and his signature themes. The Guru of Love is a moving and important storyimportant for what it illuminates about the human need to love as well as lust, and for the light it shines on the

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