The Life and Times of Pratapa Mudaliar
The Life and Times of Pratapa Mudaliar

Author: Vētanāyakam Piḷḷai

Publisher: Katha

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9788189020422

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Published more than 125 years ago, The Life and Times of Pratapa Mudaliar, is an adventurous journey to the realm of folk tales and fables, mythology and morality. A colourful expedition from one story to another, it moves from humour to satire, from failure to success, from tears to laughter. Splendidly translated by Meenakshi Tyagarajan and with an Afterword by Sascha Ebeling, Katha proudly presents the very first Tamil novel.

One Last Story and That's it
One Last Story and That's it

Author: Etgar Keret

Publisher: Katha

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9788189020477

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The extraordianry collection has the kind of writing that could hook a lot of readers, including some who rarely open a book

Cut!
Cut!

Author: Merle Kröger

Publisher: Katha

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9788189020804

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When the last reel winds down in the projection room of the old cinema house, Madita Junghans, the German with Indian genes, teams up with her boyfriend Nikolaus as detective couple, Nick and Mattie, to set off on a search for Madita s biological father. Their only clue is that he is an Indian. Mattie s mother lives in a psychotic dream world. Her foster father Hinnarck is anything but talkative. Mattie and Nick soon get sucked into a deadly adventure, centred around a dark chapter of Indo-Germanic history.

Tamil New Poetry
Tamil New Poetry

Author:

Publisher: Katha

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9788189020460

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Words translated. Thoughts in transit. Layered with dark humour and precise imagery, a collection of poems to plunge you into the core of meaning, Katha proudly presents its first anthology, tinted in every wash of life and dotted with the Sirissa trees and wailing Palms of the Tamil landscape. An art-tradition is living, breathing history, a contemporary past. Tamil Poetry traces its origin to thousands of years ago. Beautifully translated by Dr K S Subramanian, the anthology is the latest chapter in this history. Featuring a range of poets, from stalwarts like Na Pichamurthy to young artists like Kanimozhi, seeking a sun aflame as a sandal bowl, and a name that does not respond/ To anyone's voice; it brings together diverse voices united in their expertise.

Remembering Amma
Remembering Amma

Author: Ti Jān̲akirāman̲

Publisher: Sixthsense Publications

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9788187649311

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Thi Jaa weaves a lyrical story of a vedapadasalai by the Kaveri and an orthodox household in Madras with an array of vivid, lifelike characters. His portrayal of women who pursue their passions with calm self-assurance is bold and uncritical.

Seven Sixes are Forty Three
Seven Sixes are Forty Three

Author: Kiran Nagarkar

Publisher: Katha

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9788187649748

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It s a complex universe that Kiran Nagarkar leads us into. Seven Sixes are Forty Three explores the dimensions of relationships in terms of an empty physicality and loneliness as an inherent element in modern lives. Translated by Subha Slee, the novel s quest for compatibility is inspiring.

Short Stories
Short Stories

Author: Mauni

Publisher: Katha

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9788187649519

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An Innovative Narration Encompassing A Wide Range Of Emotions And Experience In Mauni`S Mindscape, This Volume Is An Expression Of Life`S Irregular Rhythm And Qualifies It As A Compulsive Read.

Separate Journeys
Separate Journeys

Author: Geeta Dharmarajan

Publisher: Katha

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9788185586793

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A unique collection that reflects present-day vitality and versatility in Indian writing. Ranging from the passionate to the poignant, the personal to the universal, these 15 stories are a moving testament of the human spirit. It is sheer serendipity that the stories all happen to be by women.

Twenty Stories from South Asia
Twenty Stories from South Asia

Author: Indira Chandrasekhar

Publisher: Katha

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9788187649717

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Award winning translations of great South Asian writing from the first Katha South Asian Translation Contest held in association with the British Council Division. No geographical censorship, no barbed wires just human relationships in all their complexity. Twenty stories from various languages and countries including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan bring together the work of prominent Asian authors to an English audience.