Anglický jazyk

THE GREATEST HINDI STORIES EVER TOLD

Vydavateľstvo: Rupa Publication
Rok vydania: 2020
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 222 x 145 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9788194735304

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O knihe

The twenty-five stories in The Greatest Hindi Stories Ever Told represent the finest
short fiction in Hindi literature. Selected and translated by editor, writer, and
translator Poonam Saxena, and ranging from early literary masters of the form such
as Premchand, Chandradhar Sharma Guleri, Bhisham Sahni, Harishankar Parsai,
Mannu Bhandari, and Shivani to contemporary greats such as Asghar Wajahat, Uday
Prakash, Sara Rai, and others, the collection has stories of darkness, hope, triumph,
anger, and irony.
In Premchand's 'The Thakur's Well', 'low-caste' Gangi struggles to find drinking water
for her ill husband; in 'The Times Have Changed' by Krishna Sobti, the matriarch
Shahni bids a heart-breaking farewell to her village during Partition; Krishna Baldev
Vaid's 'Escape' is a telling story about women's yearning for freedom; Yashpal's
'Phoolo's Kurta' is a sharp commentary on child marriage and notions of female
modesty; in Bhisham Sahni's 'A Feast for the Boss' and Usha Priyamvada's 'The
Homecoming', ageing parents find themselves tragically out of sync with their family;
Amarkant's 'City of Death' looks at the fragile thread that holds together communal
peace; Phanishwarnath Renu's 'The Third Vow' features the lovable bullock-cart driver
Hiraman; Bhagwaticharan Varma's 'Atonement' and Harishankar Parsai's 'The Soul
of Bholaram' are scathing satires; and 'Tirich' by contemporary writer Uday Prakash
is a surreal tale-these and other stories in the collection are compelling, evocative,
and showcase an unforgettable range of brilliant styles, forms, and themes