That Man on the Road : Penguin Books India : 9780143061816 : 12 Apr 2006 : The second anthology of Telugu short fiction edited by novelist short-story writer translator teacher and critic Ranga Rao That Man on the Road is the successor to the critically acclaimed Classic Telugu Short Stories. Bringing together some of the most renowned exponents of the contemporary Telugu short story the eighteen stories in this collection are representative of experiences that are at once sharply individual and undeniably universal. From the horrific but apt view of justice advocated in Cattle Thief' to the delightful verbal sparring in Can't Dance? Blame the Percussionist' from the disturbing vision of dehumanizing poverty in Slush' to the hilarious prospect of becoming a stock-market guru in By the Grace of Our Goddess of Wealth' from the domestic squabbles of It Is the Way It Is' to the futuristic world of Manava Factor' these stories straddle realms as diverse as Dalitism feminism religious fanati