Indian short stories: 1900-2000 - Softcover

Editor E.V.Ramakrishnan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8126010916 ISBN 13: 9788126010912

Publisher: Sahitya Akademi/New Delhi/India, 2009

Synopsis

The forty three stories from twenty-one languages anthologised in the book reglect the diversity and complexity of life lived in India.From the violence and mass hysteria of the partition to the suppressed rage and the gnawing self-pity of individuals trapped in broken homes-these stories capture the outer and inner lives of Indian Society.The sacred andf the profane,the elite and subaltern meet in many-layered narratives in these stories,providing us metaphors to visualise ourselves.These stories map an eventful century during which India emerged into a nation.The images gathered here from the haunted interiors of the twentieth century are both disquieting and illuminating.

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About the Author

E.V.Ramakrishnan,editor of the anthology,writes in English and Malayalam.He has authored three books of poems,including Being Elsewhere in Myself in English,one collection of critical essays in english and four in Malayalam.he has edited an anthology of modern Indian poetry under the title,The Tree of Tongues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sahitya Akademi/New Delhi/India
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 8126010916
• ISBN 13: 9788126010912
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 535