Author: Eminent Contributors
Editor(s): Geeta Dharmrajan / Keerti Ramachandra
Publisher: Katha
Year: 1995/96
Language: English
Pages: 608
ISBN/UPC (if available): 818558636 to 40
Description
An unforgettable collection of short fiction from some of India's master story tellers. A rare and hard to find collector's item.
This collection brings together an unusual mix of unforgtettable short fiction with diverse themes. Fiction that is sure to enchant, amust and provoke. Many of these stories come to you as fresh, reader friendly translations. Stories the world accesses on internet are now yours - in these 8 volumes.
Authors whose work is included in this superb collection are:
Ambai
Susan Vishwanathan
Atulananda Goswami
Moti Nandy
Jayant Kaikani
Arun Joshi
Mahasweta Devi
Bibhas Sen
Hugh and Colleen Gantzer
Asha Bage
Gulzar
M Mukundan
Sundara Ramaswami
Mrinal Pande
Jug Suriya
Meena Kakodkar
Poorna Chandra Tejasvi
Padma Hejmadi
Paul Zacharia
Prasenjit Ranjan Gupta
Mannu Bhandari
Bibhuti Bhusan Bandopadhyaya
Manju Kak
Cho Dharman
Dhumketu
Sanjay Khati
Nayantara Sahgal
Maitreyi Pushpa
Sukani
Pudumai Pitthan
Contents
VOLUME 1
Umpiring by Moti Nandy
Translated from Bangla by Gopa Majumdar
The Rogue by Atulananda Goswami
Translated from Assamese by the author
Luckose Church by Susan Viswanathan
Fifteen by Ambai
Translated from Tamil by Lakshmi Holmstrom
VOLUME 2
Dagadu Parab's Ashwamedha by Jayant Kaikini
Trnslated from Kannada by Padma Ramachandra Sharma
The Homecoming by Arun Joshi
Bayen by Mahasweta Devi
Translated from Bangla by Mahua Bhattacharya
Zero-Sum Game by Bibhas Sen
VOLUME 3
Wings by Asha Bage
Translated from Marathi by Gauri Despande
Michelangelo by Gulzar
Translated from Hindi by A K Sharma
Night of the Third Crescent by Geeta Dharmarajan
The Jericho Device by Hugh and Colleen Gantzer
VOLUME 4
Unnitatha by M Mukundan
Translated from Malayalam by K M Sherrif and Neerada Suresh
Girls by Mrinal Pande
Translated from Hindi by Rama Baru
Reflowering by Sundara Ramaswamy
Translated from Tamil bny S Krishnan
Clap Trap by Jug Suraiya
VOLUME 5
Maya Mriga by Poorna Chandra Tejavi
Translated from Kannada by K Raghavendra Rao
The Son by Mahasweta Devi
Translated from Bangla by the Author
The Schoolmaster by Padma Hejmadi
Bhiku's Diary by Meena Kakodkar
Translated from Konkani by Vidya Pai
VOLUME 6
The Unbeliever by Paul Zacharia
Translated from Malayalam by Gita Krishnakutty
A Brown Man by Prasenjit Ranjan Gupta
Trishanku by Mannu Bhandari
Translated from Hindi by Madhavi Mahadevan and Kaveri Rastogi
The Medal by Cibhuti Bhusan Bandopadhyaya
Translated from Bangla by Indira Mukherjee
VOLUME 7
Pinti's Sabun by Sanjay Khati
Translated from Hindi by Ashutosh Roy
The Boy by Manju Kak
Miriam's Letter by Dhumketu
Translated from Gujarati by the Author
Fireworks by Cho Dharman
Translated from Tamil by N S Jagannathan
VOLUME 8
Hearts of Oak by Sukani
Translated from Gujarati by Mitra Naik
Crucify Me by Nayantara Sahgal
Redemption by Pudumai Pitthan
Translated from Tamil by Santha Rangachari
The Verdict by Maitreyi Pushpa
Translated from Hindi by Meenakshi Sharma and Renuka Ramachandran