The Blackened Mirror

By: Wangu, Madhu Bazaz

An exceptionally gifted painter lets his art consume. Buried in work and wealth he trades his creative freedom for popularity and wealth, a jail of sorts, as what once freed him now becomes his cage.His wife, Shanti, suggests a vacation to the picturesque village of Manipur Inside a solitary cabin under a banyan tree, the painter becomes mesmerized by a blackened mirror. But can he accept what that mirror truly reflects?"The Blackened Mirror" is a short story taken from the collection "Chance Meetings" by author Madhu Bazaz Wangu. Here's what the critics say: "The story hangs like a bead on a japa mala - for the reader to touch and be touched by the transformative power of storytelling." -Milczar "A beautiful, lush, lyrical story. The rhythmic language transports and transforms..." -Kathleen Shoop

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646493656
• ISBN13: 9781646493654
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Year of the Book Press
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"