Description
At Dadaji’s repair shop in Chandni Chowk, every broken object that passes through its seasoned teak doors is being transformed into something much…more.
A two-part novella, One Arm Shorter Than The Other weaves mysteries of fantasy with sci-fi possibilities.
Nominee – 2022 The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards for Novella
Reviews:
“The kind of novella that will make you fall in love with speculative fiction all over again.” – Ignyte Award winning book critic Alex Brown
“Damn, that was rather good! Chandni Chowk and fantastical events, name a more iconic combo.” – Ignyte, Hugo, and Nebula finalist Shiv Ramdas
“A marvelous surprise. Exceptional. One Arm Shorter than the Other will wind up your mind and set it running.” — Arturo Serrano, Hugo-winning fanzine nerds of a feather, flock together, 9/10
“Really enjoyed Gigi Ganguly’s One Arm Shorter Than The Other, a mosaic novella that gently merges science-fictional ideas with the anything-goes playfulness of Bengali tall tales, never losing the wistful grounding weight of everyday life & relationships.” – Lambda and Shirley Jackson Award winner Indrapramit Das
“Gigi is the kind of writer who strives to bring light and joy into her readers’ lives. One Arm Shorter Than The Other is a gorgeous, skillfully wrought, millennia-spanning feat of imagination, written with warmth and tenderness and great humour. I was enchanted by this novel, and uplifted. This kind of story is good for the soul.” — Donal Ryan, four-time Irish Book Award winner
“I greatly admire Gigi Ganguly’s vivid and beautiful writing, and I loved this novella.” — Joseph O’Connor, award-winning novelist and Professor of Creative Writing
“This story calls Bradbury and King to mind, but Gigi Ganguly cuts her own path here with an evocative mixture of psychological realism, magic realism, and the uncanny. The interconnected tales that make up this novella are by themselves unnerving, tragic, and hilarious meditations on memory, loss, and regret; combined, they form something unique that will linger with the reader, as enigmatic as the mysterious repair shop that links them. From the Old Delhi setting to the ensemble cast of characters, all wounded by personal or family history, this is an extraordinary debut.” — Jack Fennell, writer and anthologist
“A story that is both heartwarming and mind bending, One Arm Shorter Than The Other is a startlingly original work.” — Wyn Lewis, Kid Ferrous Reviews, 5 Stars
“A wonderful mind-bending debut. The storyline set in historical India made me nostalgic for the street food!” — Monika’s Book Blog, 5 Stars
“Just amazing! From the setting in Delhi to the plot twists of each item and how they affect the owner after repair to the final story connecting them all, I highly recommend you read this.” — Humaira Ahmad, Bookish Connections, 5 Stars
