A Purple Sea - Short Stories by Ambai by C S Lakshmi


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ProductID: 4176 - Paperback - 254 Pages (Year: 1997/2004)
Manas ~ ISBN: 8186852026

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The seventeen stories collected here represent the work of the innovative Tamil writer Ambai.

Over the past twenty years Ambai has broken new ground, both in terms of fictional forms and the courageousness of her subjects. She has been constantly open to experiment: her stories vary from gem-like prose poems to fantasy and surrealism and to realistic psychological explorations.

Well-known translator and editor, Lakshmi Holmstrom, captures the essence of Ambai's writing for the non-Tamil reader.

MEDIA COMMENTS:Ambai's genius is for the telling detail, for a language never forced, never intrusive or jargon-ridden, always delicate even when tackling bold themes. Lakshmi Holmstrom's superb translation catches the pace and rhythm of the original. - The Telegraph

Ambai's stories in the Purple Sea are boldly experimented, pointing to the real source of the best Indian fiction in the vernacular languages. She makes use of polyphony, fragmentation and multiple perspectives, and her translator succeeds in capturing her technical virtuosity. - Times Literary Supplement

About the Author

C S Lakshmi has been doing research in the field of women's studies for the last 30 years and has published several articles on the subject. She is the author of The Face Behind the Mask on women in Tamil literature. She writes Tamil fiction using the nom de plume Ambai. She is a founder trustee and currently Director of SPARROW {Sound and Picture Archives for Research on Women) in Mumbai.

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