The Greatest Odia Stories Ever Told
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 230
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Contemporary Odia Short Stories
Author: Various Authors
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Published: 2020-04-21
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781645600725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology has thirty-one Odia short stories translated into English. Each story gives a new taste in so far as treatment of the subject matter and style are concerned.
Six Acres and a Third
Author: Fakir Mohan Senapati
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2005-12-05
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780520228832
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotation Fakir Mohan Senapati's Six Acres and a Third, originally published in 1901 as Chha Mana Atha, is a wry, powerful novel set in colonial India.
The Greatest Assamese Stories Ever Told
Author: Mitra Phukan
Publisher: Aleph
Published: 2021-12-10
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9789390652938
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Greatest Assamese Stories Ever Told spans more than a century of work by some of the finest writers of short fiction in the language. The storytellers range from literary masters such as Lakhminath Bezbaroa, Mamoni Raisom Goswami, Saurav Kumar Chaliha, Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya, and Homen Borgohain to contemporary writers like Harekrishna Deka, Debabrata Das, and Kuladhar Saikia. Among the gems to be found in this selection are Lakhminath Bezbaroa's 'Patmugi' which is a searing portrayal of the injustices of society, especially towards women; Mamoni Raisom Goswami's 'Values', an unforgettable depiction of a destitute woman, for whom her Brahmin ancestry is the only thing that she can take pride in; Harekrishna Deka's 'The Captive', a poignant account of the relationship between a kidnapper and his victim; Homen Borgohain's well-known story 'Looking for Ismael Sheikh', which deals with the effects of religious violence on a community; and Sheelabhadra's 'Sweet Acacia', a romance as evocative as the delicate fragrance of the flower that permeates it. Selected and edited by Mitra Phukan, these and the other stories in this volume offer a fascinating glimpse of a culture and a people that will resonate with readers everywhere.
Padmamali
Author: Umesh Chandra Sarkar
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTales Told by Mystics
Author: Manoj Das
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 320
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Collection, Probably The First Ever Of Its Kind, Of A Full Hundred Tales Culled From Sages Known And Unknown, Through Decades Of A Sustained Interest By Its Present Author, Should Prove As Revealing As They Have Proved For Centuries Past.
The Greatest Tamil Stories Ever Told
Author: Sujatha Vijayaraghavan
Publisher: Aleph
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789390652297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Greatest Tamil Stories Ever Told showcases some of the best short fiction to emerge out of Tamil Nadu, dating from the last century to the present day. Two of the earliest stories included here are Subramania Bharati's 'The Story of a Crow Learning Prosody', a satirical tale about the exaltation of language, and 'Kalki' Krishnamurthy's 'The Governor's Visit', about how bigwigs in little places pandered to the British rulers during the time of the Raj. While some stories in this volume wrestle with the idea of public justice, as in Father Mark Stephen's 'Penance' and Sa. Kandasamy's 'The Slaying of Hiranya', others, such as Ambai's 'Journey 4', hide secrets that could destroy lives and relationships if they are ever revealed. Featuring memorable works by, among others, Bama, Perumal Murugan, and Poomani, the thirty stories in this collection, selected and edited by Sujatha Vijayaraghavan and Mini Krishnan, come together to paint a striking picture of the Tamil people.
Selected Fiction
Author: Manoj Das
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2001-05-01
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9351189317
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this collection of twenty-seven short stories, a novelette and a novel, there are many delightful tales, characters and situations to encounter and relish. The stories range from the light-hearted to the sombre. Many are laced with Manoj Das' characteristic irony. Told with humour and compassion, wit and sensitivity, this collection brings together the best of the works of one of India's most mature and rewarding writers.
The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told
Author: Rita Kothari
Publisher: Rupa
Published: 2021-01-15
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9789391047481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe twenty-three stories in The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told represent some of the finest short fiction in Gujarati literature. Selected and edited by translator and writer Rita Kothari, this collection features established literary masters such as K. M. Munshi, Dhumketu, Himanshi Shelat, Dalpat Chauhan, Nazir Mansuri, and Mona Patrawalla, as well as accomplished new voices such as Panna Trivedi, Abhimanyu Acharya, Raam Mori, and others. In K. M. Munshi's epistolary 'A Letter', a childbride is worked to her death as she yearns for her husband's affection; in Neerav Patel's 'Creamy Layer', the politicized, urban, and upwardly mobile Mr and Mrs Vaghela must confront the deep chasm that has grown between them and their family in the village; in Panna Trivedi's 'Maajo', the story's eponymous young narrator longs for butter-soft skin and a Shah Rukh-like glance from a young man on the train; in 'Saubhagyavati: The Fortunate Wife', Dwiref explores the selfish and oppressive nature of marital sex; in 'A Drop of Blood' Jayant Khatri looks at how violent acts engender more violence; Mona Patrawalla explores the tribal region of the Dangs and paints a hair raising picture of the violent forms of power wielded by the Parsi landlords there in 'The Black Horse'; in Dashrath Parmar's 'Nandu', the narrator struggles to hide his caste in the face of insistent questions; in 'Jumo Bhishti' by Dhumketu, we see the wonderful bond between Jumo and his beloved buffalo, Venu; and in Abhimanyu Acharya's 'Chunni', a young woman, Shaili, navigates the world of dating in a city far away from home-these and other stories in the collection are passionate, profound, and timeless, showcasing a range of styles and offering a variegated and singular picture of Gujarat.
