Of all human appetite, the sexual is both the least appeaseable and the most romanticised in literature. So here is a feast of erotica, spread across the pages by the most exciting writers in the subcontinent today, and collated by acclaimed author Ruchir Joshi. The Tranquebar Book of Erotic Stories is an unadulterated, edgy look at sex and passion. In the steaming pot of selections that makes up the anthology, we move from boarding school corridors, air thick with unfulfilled hunger, to a young girl's discovery of lust amidst death; from sexual games on the night of a wedding, to a journey that breaks down barriers, both sexual and physical. Electric and lyrical, teasing and tender in turns, the stories in this compilation explore relationships with wit, perspicacity and a level of honesty that has rarely been explored before. Can anyone map the labyrinth of human desire, asks one writer. ???Get me a drink,' she says, ???and I'll explain.' About the Author Ruchir Joshi, film-maker and writer has made several award-winning documentaries, including Eleven Miles (1991) and Tales from Planet Kolkata (1993). Joshi's first novel, The Last Jet Engine Laugh, was published to acclaim in the UK and India in 2001. He is currently working on his second novel.