The Inner Courtyard

Author: Lakshmi Holmstrom
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 204
ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A

Description

From the mass of Indian short fiction by women writing in India, Britain, and America, here is a constellation of some of the most dazzling stories. The overlapping worlds of tradition and skepticism, of collective responsibilities and individual choice strike a tenuous balance giving us stories that are violent, funny, tragic as they explore old themes - caste and hierarchy, colonialism and its aftermath's, relationships, sexuality and the search for identity - with new vigor.

This anthology boasts a distinguished range of writers from Anita Desai to Suniti Namjoshi, Kamala Das to Mahasveta Devi; it includes stories, some written in English, most translated from the regional languages - that reflect a marvelous diversity, and provides a sampler of some of the finest writings from India.