Author: Indra Srinivasan
Chetna Bhat/
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 302
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0140291741
Description
An anthology that reveals the immense diversity of Indian literature.
The rich and varied body of writing in the Indian languages has grown immeasurably in the last hundred years. This collection of short stories brings together some perennial favorites from this vast treasure trove, written by acknowledged masters of the art and sensitively translated.
The twenty-three stories included here deal with themes central to modern India: caste, gender politics and emerging changes in the traditional family structures. These are striking vignettes from all parts of the country, evocative of different lifestyles yet reflective of common problems and issues with which we can all identify.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
ONE
The Letter
TWO
Tabara's Story
THREE
Tai Eesree
FOUR
Maguni's Bullock Cart
FIVE
Kabuliwala
SIX
The Bull Beneath the Earth
SEVEN
Rebati
EIGHT
The Encircling Clouds
NINE
Kamilini
TEN
Poorvan Banana
ELEVEN
The Cock-fight
TWELVE
The Big Silver Rupee
THIRTEEN
The Mystery
FOURTEEN
The Shroud
FIFTEEN
Prehistoric
SIXTEEN
In the Flood
SEVENTEEN
Ardhanari
EIGHTEEN
Exchange of Lunatics
NINETEEN
The Curds-seller
TWENTY
Womenfolk
TWENTY ONE
Redemption
TWENTY TWO
Must Visit Eluru
TWENTY THREE
Death of a Banana Boat
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