Review: The Greatest Enemy of Rain by Manu Bhattathiri
In The Greatest Enemy of Rain, Manu Bhattathiri approaches fiction much like a scientist. He puts his characters in a maze with a bit of cheese at the centre and watches them run. In this process, he reveals their most base human truths. Across 14 remarkable stories, he captures the thin line between insanity and relatable behavior. A tribal girl uses fire to cook meat for the first time scandalizing her entire village. Two old men enjoy a boys’ night while one’s wife is travelling. A man in a small village believes the…