SHORT FICTION: In this fascinating book, Martin Wright has created four beautiful short stories. The originality, simplicity and yet, depth of the stories are remarkable. The reader is thrown into a world in which a festival, a library and a garden of beautiful flowers are one. Funny, pleasant, thought provoking all these stories are. May the reader be the judge. In the "THE MAN WHO ATE MY SHOES," we are introduced to a tough guy named Frank, who forcefully takes two loaves of bread away from his neighbour Eddie. But these are not your average breads. On the plastic container of each, it is written: Sun and Happiness Over Everyone-SHOE Frank, thus, becomes the shoe thief and the shoe eater Consequently, he develops bad dreams. In the dreams, a bunch of horses run after him and throw him on the ground, and then one of the horses takes Frank's shoes off his feet. He experiences pain when that happens. The bad dreams continue, affecting his mood and health until he ends up in therapy. The therapy sessions are hilarious. In the UVANTAS FAVOURITE, the world of a very different group of people has come together in a "Time Train." Among them, there is Newface who is a political science professor. He specializes in conducting coup d'etat in different countries Will he take advantage of the traveling back in time adventure to do the same in some place in history? Johnny Sosa is a mafia boss-turned writer. His book "A History of Madness, ' may have affected his own mind. And John, a unique man, is always after Uvantas Favourites: exquisite forms of beauty. He has found one in Nina. Nina is a beautiful woman with a sublimely beautiful voice. She is in love with John, but he is only after her voice, wanting to record it. Will she let him? Harry, Jack, and others have their own uniqueness. In "THE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU," very unusual and thought-provoking discussions take place between two men. In the second part of this story, we witness a group of individuals-including one of the two men-running for the President in the USA. Parties like Vegetable Party, Anti-sausage, and Counter-fear Parties are among the contestants Who shall win? And finally in the "IMAGINATION," a desperate man is rescued from his situation by his imagination. Yet, this imagination is an entity, a small shaped fellow, who talks "