Includes the full French text, accompanied by French-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context.

Karno, an aspiring young novelist, who works two jobs – as an editor and at a charming bookstore – meeting Devaki on the streets of Delhi feels like destiny. Their days are an Amaltas-toned blur of stolen moments and quiet intimacy, a perfect love story unfolding. A chance encounter transforms into a full-blown Delhi romance. They spend evenings strolling in Lodi gardens, where young lovers lie on the grass on lazy afternoons, forgetting all notions of time, inhale cups of coffee at the iconic Madras Coffee House, browse through discounted paperbacks, and steal glances at bookstores.