G. V. Desanis mystical epic Hali and the twenty-three stories collected here deepen and extend a literary vision of unquestioned originality. Hali is a masterpiece of lyrical haunting beauty. It is both a spiritual quest of mythic proportion and the revelation of a personal religion. This magnificent work has long been out of print, and is presented now in its first American edition. The stories which follow reveal the fabulist side of Desani. With satire, irony and winsome comedy, the author takes us on incredible visits into the sacred and profane the earthy, demonic, and transcendent.