THE DARK SIDE OF LIGHT

The Dark Side of Light, Sanil
Sachar’s second book, promises a unique literary experience for readers, with
its combination of short stories, poems and plays, vignettes of romance,
comedy, murder, mystery and much more. Offering a diverse pick, Sanil seamlessly
combines the rhythm of poetry, the allure of storytelling and the realism of
theatre to create an enriching and vivid experience. Some pieces transport
you to a different world, while others allude to everyday experiences. Set in
the year 2034, ‘Members Only’ takes you inside India’s first strip club and
asks existential questions about a person’s identity, through the story of a
young man who oscillates between love and lust. ‘Painted Red’ is about a
brother dealing with the loss of a sibling and brings alive basic human
emotions like wrath and vengeance. Navigating through an array of everyday
emotions, ‘Dinner with the Turners’ is a laugh riot that peeps into the life
of a hopeless young wanderer trying to find his identity in a foreign land.
‘I’ll Be There One Day’ is a short and powerful story about belonging, while
mystery and wavering thoughts dominate ‘The Conditioned Air’. Racy and
pulsating, The Dark Side of Light, is a celebration of the coming together of
three different literary forms, with their distinct flavours intact.