Suki

In Suki, fabulist Suniti Namjoshi weaves a witty and delightful tapestry from threads of longing, loss, memory, metaphor, and contemplation. The whole picture is a stunning evocation of love and friendship shared between S and her Super Cat, Suki, a lilac Burmese. The days of Suki's life are figured as leaves, which fall vividly but irrevocably into time's stream and are recollected with a wild tenderness by the grieving S, who learns through the disciplines of meditation how to lose what is most loved. Internationally acclaimed author Suniti Namjoshi is an important figure in contemporary Indian literature in English. A selection of her key writings is anthologised in The Fabulous Feminist: A Suniti Namjoshi Reader.