Nine short stories about a variety of characters and situations.

The novel jumps back and forth in time, following the stories of several characters.

The film tells the story of several characters implicated in each other's fates in ways that are beyond their control.

It also recalls the album's dark stories of desperate and sometimes violent characters fighting for survival in America.

The writing pair certainly have experience with stories of odd characters.

We are once again treated to the story of several characters who leave India to wander the world and invent new identities for themselves abroad.

Yet this is not a memoir but a novel that tells the stories of several unpredictable characters.

It is also echoed through the stories of related characters.

The novel interweaves the stories of real and fictional characters.

Each episode focused on a particular story and set of characters.