AN ATMOSPHERE OF ETERNITY: Stories of India
David Iglehart, . . Sunflower, $16.95 (157pp) ISBN 978-0-9647783-1-3
In this charming collection of 10 stories, Iglehart explores cultural and spiritual differences between Indians and Americans. Most of the stories feature cross-cultural encounters that somehow teach the Americans a lesson. In "The Girl on the Bench," for example, a young American man receives a haunting education about poverty, hunger and the limits of charity. And in "An Indian Odyssey," a successful American businessman meets an old man who perpetually rides the train, with his destinations chosen for him by Krishna; the old sage impresses the American not only with his lifestyle, but also with his very un-Western interpretation of
Reviewed on: 10/21/2002
Genre: Fiction