Ashok Mathurs debut novel Once Upon an Elephant was a hilarious murdermystery steeped in Hindu mythology and starring elephantheaded Hindu deityGanesh.The Short... » 

Ashok Mathurs debut novel Once Upon an Elephant was a hilarious murdermystery steeped in Hindu mythology and starring elephantheaded Hindu deityGanesh.The Short Happy Life of Harry Kumar nominated for Best Book in theregional Commonwealth Writers Prize continues Mathurs playful jaunt throughmythology this time blending the Hindu epic the Ramayana with the geographyof Canada and Australia. Harry Kumar is an unlikely hero who finds himselfvaulted into a globetrotting quest to rescue his closest friend and confidantwhos been kidnapped by a mysterious villain. With his travelling companion asomewhat highstrung dog named Hanuman Harry becomes embroiled in the oddpolitics that govern our world and his own history. Harry travels afantastic twisting trail in search of a woman his best friend and perhapslover in a twisting tale of fate and the backwardsforwards of time. «