Five Plays

Author: Mahasweta Devi
Publisher: Seagull Books
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 149
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170460263

Description

These plays are rooted in history and folk myth as well as in contemporary reality. The socio-economic milieus offers a view of India rarely seen in literature.

Mahasweta Devi dramatized one of her major novels, Mother of 1084, and four of her finest stories, convinced that as plays they would be more accessible to the largely illiterate audience she wanted to reach.

CONTENTS: Introduction by Samik Bandyopadhyay / Mother of 1084 / Aajir / Urvashi and Johnny / Bayen / Water / Notes

Contents

Five plays:

Mother of 1084
Aajir
Urvashi and Johnny
Bayen
Water