The Venomous Teeth And Other Stories Representative Tales from Modern Bihar

The Room on the Roof was Ruskin Bond’s debut novel. It was written at the age of seventeen. He won the John Llewellyn Rhein Memorial Prize in 1957. He has published many novels, including Vagrants In the Valley, A Flight of Pigeons, and Delhi Is Not Far, as well as poems and essays. His short stories and articles have also appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. In 1993, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award and in 1999 the Padma Shri Award.
These stories capture the essence and history of Indian Railways, from the small-town station at the Raj’s time to the modern-day big-city station. From Jules Verne’s 1870s exploration of the Indian Railway station, to Satyajit Ray and R.K. Laxman’s more recent writings, the varied and teeing life of the Indian Railway station has fascinated many writers. This anthology features the greatest railway stories that India has ever produced from one of India’s most renowned writers.