![Vilhelm Hammershøi's Sunbeams](http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sunbeam-470x140.jpg)
The Masters’ Gallery introduces selected art works of famous artists and a brief explanation on the context of the work.
![I, etcetera](http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ietcetera-470x140.jpg)
I suppose a certain kind of Calcutta novel can be written. By a certain kind of Southern Avenue Calcuttan such as me. These are read…
![An Ambiguous Weekend](http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ambiguousweekend-470x140.jpg)
Richard’s clay sculptures could say a great deal about him. Luckily, he did not sculpt very often. He spent most of his time bagging groceries…
![Kulfi](http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kulfi-470x140.jpg)
Pushpa did not know about the Gospels. In fact, she barely knew anything about Jesus. But she would have appreciated one of his teachings—to be…
![1989 School Yard Shooting](http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/schoolshooting-470x140.jpg)
The voices spoke when he was alone,
instructing him to carve words with a pocketknife
to the side of an assault rifle.
![Tripod](http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/POETRY-470x140.jpg)
Windy shore, speckled seagulls,
a black-haired girl with azure eyes, climbing on rocks,
the gray-haired father’s pale hands wiping her mouth.
![The Overcoat by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol](http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/readingroom-470x140.jpg)
Every month, The Reading Room showcases a short story, or excerpts of a book, from some of the greatest writers the world has ever seen.