Author: P Lankesh
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Paavannan
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Year: 1998
Language: Tamil
Pages: 240
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8126005564
Description
A collage of stories, the growing rebellion in the young and educated Savithri; the spontaneous love of Girija that burns down the evil forces of the village; the adamant but nourishing affection of Shyamala that wins over the dalit Thippanna; the self-denying fetters of Nirmala's morality; the bewildered recognition of male exploitativeness in Stella; Basavaraj's longing to outgrow his insatiable thirst for womanising; Parvathi's irresistible calling-the coconut three; Basalinga's traumatic touch of the untouchable doctor Thimmappa,
With the combined strength of the sceptic and the saint, eminent Kannada literary-cultural figure Lankesh uncovers the invisible realities of politics and culture in contemporary India in these meditations on life's failures and fulfilments.
REVIEW:
The arrogance of the mighty
The failing of the meek
The vanity of the great
The conceit of the saint
To all this a mocking commentary
That tiny bird's twitter
-Neelu
Contents
Introduction
Thirst
Gratitude
A Door
Hide and Seek
The Touch
The Classmate
People of the Burning Village
The Tree Calling
The Gardener
When Stone Melts
A Girl called Stella
Devi
Subhadra
The Beauty and the Beast
Tolstoy
The Officers and the Worker
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