Writer Ahmed Bunglowala will discuss his fictional detective book, Shorty Gomes at the Book Club at Literati in the beach village of Calangute today evening.
Ahmed Bunglowala’s fiction thriller with his detective will take you back to a city you might have known, or introduce it to you innovatively if you don’t know enough of Bombay. Shorty Gomes is a story of vintage Indian crime fiction set in a metropolis, which is where a nexus between beautiful women, ugly politics, toxic godmen and soulless business is more than apparent.
Shorty Gomes takes you on a fascinating tour of this very same crime nexus, deftly blending social comment and sardonic wit in Bombay, where everything is apparently for sale.
According to Ahmed, Shorty Gomes is India’s answer to Philip Marlow and the stories are set in the big city in the 70s and 80s.
Ahmed Bunglowala, in a modest way, is a pioneer of this genre in India. He was born and grew up in Bombay (now Mumbai), a city he knows intimately. A city which can fascinate and frustrate you in the same breath. After graduating from St Xavier’s College (in Bombay), he tried his hand at various jobs till he found his stride in the make-believe PR profession. He is a self-confessed buff of detective fiction.
He has lived and worked in Pune, and has now settled in Goa with his wife and three dogs, acquiring a taste for feni and fish-curry rice.
Reading of Ahmed Bunglowala’s book Shorty Gomes
8:15 pm tonight
Book Club Literati, Calangute
Contact: +918322277740
