{"product_id":"12738-birth-of-a-song","title":"Birth of a Song","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: K S Duggal\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Diamond\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 298\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8128806483\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirth of a Song is a collection of 50 short stories by K S Duggal, one of the leading fiction writers in India today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the author's third collection of short fiction in English. His earlier works were: Come Back My Master (Vikas), and Death of a Song (Arnold Heinemann). K S Duggal's short story entitled Come Back My Master figures in the World's Greatest Short Stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories written originally in Punjabi, the author's mother-tongue, have mostly been translated into English by the author himself. He has over 500 stories in 21 collections in the original. They reflect the prevailing milieu in the resurgent India, torn with internal conflicts and external pressures whether it is Punjab in turmoil or the rest of the country blown off its feet by the severe westerly winds. A master craftsman, every story in the collection has a moment of truth, a  moment of aesthetic pleasure. It helps the reader to know the whatness of things before the effect fades away in the quiet. It is a genre close to Mr. Duggal's heartbeat, ingesting both poetry and drama. The stories reflect an inventive strain that is remarkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Taxi Driver\u003cbr\u003eThe Pilgrimage\u003cbr\u003eAhimsa\u003cbr\u003eThe Women's Lib\u003cbr\u003eMymmy, When Will this Father Die\u003cbr\u003ePakistan is not yet Born\u003cbr\u003eShama\u003cbr\u003eWanted a Man\u003cbr\u003eNobody Sleeps Tonight\u003cbr\u003eAgony and Ecstasy\u003cbr\u003eLive Without Him\u003cbr\u003eMaster Shudda\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Drums Beat\u003cbr\u003eThe Damned\u003cbr\u003eRunning Away From It\u003cbr\u003eThe Gift of the Guru\u003cbr\u003eNasibo Returned to Her Village\u003cbr\u003ePunjab Singh\u003cbr\u003eThe Letter Will Never Come\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a Hindu\u003cbr\u003eThe Flower of the Night\u003cbr\u003eWork and Wages\u003cbr\u003eHalf Shut Door\u003cbr\u003eA Wall of Darkness\u003cbr\u003ePrices Remain the Same\u003cbr\u003eRukko the Accursed\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is Life\u003cbr\u003eThe Lonely Traveller\u003cbr\u003eWhere Should Manjira Now Go\u003cbr\u003eThe Fan\u003cbr\u003eWhat Should Mary Do Now \u003cbr\u003eLive Sex on the Stage\u003cbr\u003eA Beam of Moonlight\u003cbr\u003eHusbands Must Beat\u003cbr\u003eHow Make Ends Meet\u003cbr\u003eThe Slap\u003cbr\u003eSordid Moments\u003cbr\u003eManglo\u003cbr\u003eAn Evening at the Fair\u003cbr\u003eFirst and Last Letter\u003cbr\u003eEchoes And Re-echoes\u003cbr\u003eAll Alone\u003cbr\u003eA Study in Boredom\u003cbr\u003eGherao\u003cbr\u003eMeghdoot\u003cbr\u003eRepeat Performance\u003cbr\u003eWanted an Exorcist\u003cbr\u003eMundu\u003cbr\u003eThe Sins of Her Fathers\u003cbr\u003ePakistan Zindabad\u003cbr\u003eBirth of a Song\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first draft in English translation from Hindi of How Make Ends Meet and Sordid Moments was done by Mr Jai Ratan for which my gratitude.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"K S Duggal \/ Diamond \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776277426345,"sku":"12738","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/12738_9a1f451f-bb91-4997-9f1a-31ffc04d2554.jpg?v=1625495102","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/12738-birth-of-a-song","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}