Rai frequently applies the narrative device of the "stream-of-consciousness". This focus on individual perspectives in her writing draws a connection to the Nayi Kahani movement of the 1950s and 60s. Rai's interest in depicting the nuances of human feelings and interactions not only establishes a literary affinity to the Nayi Kahani in Hindi literature, but also to other modern and contemporary writers such as Anton Chekhov, Marcel Proust and Alice Munro. Language By calling herself a "Hindustani writer", Rai positions herself in the shared linguistic and cultural tradition of South Asian Hindus and Muslims. This choice is reflected in the fact that many of her characters display distinctive idioms or different registers of Hindustani. For example, the old Muslim woman in "The Labyrinth" (bhūlbhulaiyāṁ) is strongly influenced by Perso-Arabic vocabulary referring to the Nawabi culture of the 19th century. In other stories, such as in "Criminal on the run" (mujrim farār), Rai uses a colloquial style to imitate a mix of illiterate local dialect and urban Bollywood slang as spoken in Mumbai. Reception In India, Sara Rai's writing has been receiving growing attention among writers, critics and readers alike. Nirmal Verma states in the preface of Rai's first book Abābīl kī uṛān: „If the secret of art is concealed in [E. M.] Forster’s "Only Connect" comment, it is Sara Rai's extraordinary talent of searching for a connection between most unrelated things and bringing to light an astonishing truth." Although, she is relatively unknown outside India, her stories have been translated into Urdu, English, German and Italian language. Bibliography Fiction 2022 Nabīlā aur anya kahāniyāṁ (Nabeela and other stories). Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan. 2015 Bhūlbhulaiyāṁ (The Labyrinth and other stories). Bikaner: Surya Prakashan Mandir. 2010 Cīlvālī koṭhī (House of Kites, novel). Delhi: Harper Hindi. Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan. 2005 Biyābān Meṃ (In the Wilderness, story collection). Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan. 1997 Abābīl kī uṛān (The Swallow's Flight, story collection). Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan. Edited works in English translation 2019 Blue Is Like Blue: Stories by Vinod Kumar Shukla. (ed. and transl. with Arvind Krishna Mehrotra). Delhi: HarperCollins. 2013 Kazaki and Other Marvellous Tales by Premchand. (ed. and transl.) Delhi: Book Mine, Hachette India. 2003 Hindi Handpicked Fictions. (ed. and transl.) Delhi: Katha. 2000 Babbarsingh and His Friends, Novella for Children by Shrilal Shukla. Delhi: Scholastic India 1999 Imaging the Other (co-edited with GJV Prasad). Delhi: Katha. 1996 Bholu and Golu, Novella for Children by Pankaj