Author: Urvashi Kamat

Small Things Like These by Irish author Claire Keegan is one of the six-strong shortlisted books for the Booker Prize 2022. There are various reasons as to why this belongs here. Being the shortest novel with 116 pages, Keegan tells a tale that speaks volumes. Her novella is a simple story that delves deep into the conscience of a man and the conditions of the Church and the state. Set over a short span, the novel opens in the month …