I Am an Executioner

Summary

In I Am an Executioner, Rajesh Parameswaran introducesus to a cast of heroes, and antiheroes, who spring from his riotous, singularimagination. From the lovesick tiger who narrates the unforgettable opener,“The Infamous Bengal Ming” (he mauls his zookeeper out of affection), to theex-CompUSA employee who masquerades as a doctor; from a railroad manager in aturn of the century Indian village, to an elephant writing her autobiography; froma woman whose Thanksgiving preparations put her husband to eternal rest, to thenewlywed executioner of the title, these characters inhabit a marvelous regionbetween desire and death, playfulness and violence.

At once glittering andsavage, daring and elegant, here are wholly unforgettable tales where realityloops in Borgesian twists and shines with cinematic exuberance, by an authorwho promises to dazzle the universe of American fiction.