The stories play with lies and truth. Appetite and eating are often central in this collection as characters remember childhood meals, a mother's cooking, meals with lovers, and meals that turn out not as expected. Their appetite for food, as for life, is by turns bitter and sweet but never predictable.
The Whole Kahaani (The Complete Story) is a collective of British fiction writers of South Asian origin. The group was formed in 2011 to provide a creative perspective that straddles cultures and boundaries. Its aim is to give a new voice to British Asian fiction and increase the visibility of South Asian writers in Britain.
Tongues and Bellies' is The Whole Kahaani's third anthology.
These stories play with lies and truth. Chameleon-like characters clutch at worlds that remain just out of reach. An old recipe, a robot, a key - these are clues to the people they once were or hope to be. Appetite and eating are often central in this collection as characters remember childhood meals, a mother's cooking, meals with lovers, and meals that turn out not as expected. Their appetite for food, as for life, is by turns bitter and sweet but never predictable.