Karma and Other Stories

“Reddi’s understated prose and her choice of detail give her revelations a quiet power.” — The New Yorker
“[A]mong such time-tested topics of immigrant fiction, Reddi suddenly soars.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“While many of the stories seem simple, characters and plots linger long after you turn the page.” — Washington Post
“…reminiscent of Jhumpa Lahiri… The immigrant experience…is rendered with the starkest honesty… substance and depth.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
“Reddi has produced a piece of writing that masterfully contrasts the assumed with the experienced, myth with reality.” — India Currents
“…superb debut collection… much like Jhumpa Lahiri…a gem of a book…characters remain etched in memory…” — Indian Express
“In deceptively simple prose…a compassionate look at what happens when the insular world of the Indian immigrant is breached.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“…Reddi deftly employs images to crystallize… the isolation and occasional bewilderment shared by her sympathetic characters.” — Publishers Weekly
“This excellent debut collection… [offers] elegant studies of a culture that is both familiar and foreign.” — Booklist
“Reddi’s voice is gentle and her eye watchful…A soft-spoken, sympathetic collection.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Sad, sweet, tender--a truly lovely book.” — Kiran Desai, Man Book Prize-winning author of THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
“Only the finest writers can craft short stories with the richness of a novel…[an] exceptional debut collection.” — Arthur Golden, bestselling author of MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
“Rishi Reddi has written a unique and beautiful book with the power to both entertain and educate.” — Judith Guest, bestselling author of ORDINARY PEOPLE
“Reddi’s characters are complicated people…and, as are the stories they inhabit, memorable and very worthy of our attention. Exquisite.” — Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of AN ALMOST PERFECT MOMENT
“Reddi is the brightest light in Boston’s latest literary constellation.” — Boston magazine