Blind Writer

This collection brings together five short stories and a novella, all set in present-day California and centered on Indian Americans of the first and second generations. Immigration is rarely at the forefront for these characters, yet it quietly guides choices they make while handling the ordinary demands of daily life. Across the stories, the immigrant past lingers in unexpected and understated ways.

The novella gives the book its title and its center. It follows an older, sightless writer, his much younger and striking wife, and a young man who badly wants to build a life around writing. Across several months the three come to know each other, and their relationships edge toward a turning point that will alter each of their futures.