Author: Yashpal
Anand/
Translator(s): Anand
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 189
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129108623
Description
The Stories in this anthology, some of them appearing for the first time in English translation, seek to give a larger view of Yashpal as a short story writer as well as provide a taste of his forthright approach to the questions of his time.
Whether exploring the theme of the complicity of the ruled with the rulers, or the unquestioning supplication of human beings to a deity or faith, or social reform and social protest, the stories are coloured by the author’s deep concern with the India he fought for and Dreamed of.
In a world weary of territorial strife, religious rancour and social iniquities, the stories are perhaps more relevant today than when they were written almost fifty years back.
Contents
Translator’s Introduction
The Second Nose
The Ostracised
The Witch
The Right to Grief
Borrowed Happiness
Honest Bread
Kala Aadmi
The Testimonial of Loyalty
Saag
The Devi’s Blessing
The National Anthem
One Cigarette
The Robber Woman
The Priest Who Saw God
The Mire of Sin
Story Sources