Natabari Nursery by Saikat Mukhopadhyay [Hardcover]

"The two novels in this collection are set in post-apocalyptic, or post-destruction, worlds.

In the first novel, the author imagines a future society where the state creates rape kiosks for raped women. After the assault, pressing a button in the kiosk provides necessary medicine and food. A society where the state creates painless suicide chambers. A world where men and women gradually shrink and become 'nata' (dwarfs). The world increasingly turns into a 'nata-bari nursery'. In the second novel, Na-Purush-er Pritibhi (The World of the Non-Man), the author envisions a future society where men have no role other than reproduction. This wild imagination is coupled with the intense flow of events. Together, both novels are unputdownable. Once you start reading, it’s impossible to put the book down."