The Bare Bones Book of Humour

Ankit Raj Ojha

The Bare Bones Book of Humour brings together twenty-four writers from eight countries in a beautifully designed, handy volume of humorous fiction and creative nonfiction.

Here, you meet a man who cannot keep it in his pants, a god who just got his first period, siblings who know it but cannot prove their uncle is courting disaster, a woman juggling overtime for her manager dozes off during meetings, a newlywed army wife experimenting culinary aesthetics, a middle-class messiah of gastronomical proportions, and a couple bickering over who would check that sound downstairs, among many subtle and outrageous settings.

Expect hip hauntings, haywire hijackings, flatulent funerals, wily godmen, real estate vultures, jilted lovers, wild chases, naughty nether parts, and more in these pages—all with literary hilarity!

Edited and introduced by Ankit Raj Ojha with a foreword by Mike Nagel, The Bare Bones Book of Humour features award-winning authors, beloved podcasters and stand-up comics, and brilliant first-timers in a volume perfect for the bedside, coffee tables, bookshelves, libraries, buses, trains, flights, yachts, and every nook and cranny on earth, sea, and air where stories are cherished.

‘This enjoyable anthology is a timely reminder to the Indian literary circuit that humour needs to be taken very seriously.’ 
—Tabish Khair, author of How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position

‘The Bare Bones Book of Humour offers enviable insights into the human condition. From absurd scenarios and cultural clashes to domestic chaos and social critiques, these stories are designed to entertain. Ankit Raj Ojha has selected some of the finest in a collection that stirs both mirth and the mind.’ 
—Kamlesh Singh, Columnist, ‘Tau’ on Teen Taal

‘In a world where laughter is a universal language, but the accents vary wildly, The Bare Bones Book of Humour proves that humanity’s funniest stories come from everywhere—and usually at our own expense. This collection roams continents, calamities, and cultural quirks with the joyful abandon of writers who know that the real punchlines are always us. A wonderfully global anthology that tickles every funny bone you didn’t know you had.’
—Marty Dundics, Editor-in-chief, Weekly Humorist