Author: A Compilation
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 278
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0-14-400107-1
Description
Penguin's annual offering, First Proof showcases new writing and new writers, the purpose being to highlight emerging talent as well as writers who have enjoyed acclaim but not as wide a readership as they clearly deserve. The few established authors you might find here are writing in a genre completely new to them. A selection of luminous prose and sparkling poetry, First Proof 2 covers diverse styles and genres. From reflections and memories to portraits and biographies; from society and media trends to travel and history, this second volume includes works in progress, essays, short stories and, for the first time, poetry.
PRAISE FOR FIRST PROOF 1
This anthology is a godsend.
-The Tribune
The good thing about this collection is the variety.
-Businessworld
Perfect blend of fact, fiction…undoubtedly a collector's item.
-Deccan Herald
The first-of-its-kind initiative to provide a platform for upcoming writers.
-Sujata Sen, Director, British Council (East India)
Good, fresh.
-The Telegraph
What First Proof says is, buy the ticket, take your chances, come on board-the view's pretty good from where we sit.
-Time Out Mumbai
Contents
BOOK I
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
Odd Sobriety
JEET THAYIL
A Riceball for Grandmother
SHEELA REDDY
Roy’s Quest
SAMRAT CHOUDHURY
Andaman
MANJU KAK
Lucky Ducky
SANJAY SURI
Apna Desh, apna Blog
ARUNAVA SINHA
The dipping business
PEPITA SETH
Family
SALMAN HAIDAR
Delhi’s Last Conquerors
RANJANA SENGUPTA
Night in the City
DILIP D’SOUZA
Urban Dreams
SMRITI NEVATIA
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
BOOK II
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
FICTION
Dnyaneshwar Kulkarni Changes His Name
CHANDRAHAS CHOUDHURY
Karim
ANUSHKA RAVISHANKAR
An Indian Porn Director’s Speech to His Hesitant Leading Lady
ALTAF TYREWALA
How Do I Hate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
K SRILATA
Luck
DHRUBA HAZARIKA
Stupid
SONIA FALEIRO
Roderick Banda and the President’s Tears
VIVEK NARAYANAN
Pronunciation
RAHUL KARMAKAR
A Matter of Faith
C SRIRAM
Confessions of a Misogynist
SOUMITRO DAS
Mrs Anand
MANREET SODHI SOMESHWAR
The Loss of Muzaffar
KANISHK THAROOR
POETRY
Ocean
1848
The Mourners
SATYAJIT SARNA
Blank Page
Yakshi
Graffiti
E V RAMAKRISHNAN
Roses
The Ballad of St Valentine
Celebration/Happy Birthday-3
ANNIE ZAIDI
Strategies of Silence
Falkland
Bombay Nocturne
August in Edinburgh
SAMPURNA CHATTARJI
Notes on Contributors