Sachidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan Ajneya (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Pramod, the narrator of The Resignation, looks back on the past in an introspective mood. The life story of his aunt Mrinal, the relationship he shared with her as a child, his gradual estrangement from her in adulthood all combine to raise deep, philosophical questions about human nature and the restrictions society imposes on it. As the story unfolds, society reveals it to be a fraudulent institution, each member of which adopts a false personality to fit into social roles. Well written and beautifully translated, The Resignation is a moving tale which offers poignant insights. The Suns Seventh Horse is a unique experiment in storytelling. This short novel is a set connecting mini-narratives, and it is considered to be one of the foremost instances of metafiction in twentieth century Hindi Literature. The novel is rich in insights and sparkles with a sense of irony. The characters inspire the reader to mull on life and its mysteries, holding up a mirror to love and loss. This is an engaging meditation about life, as well as the art of storytelling.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Truculent Clay is a potpourri of the authors insights on life and its many mysteries. Ajñeya dives deep into his soul to pen down these reflections, surfacing with startling insights. To whom may one dedicate a fistful of clay? One waits, one dreams, one battles, one moulds the clay into an image. Clay images do not last, but the joy is in the making of them; the earths truculence is not overcome, but while the artist is savaged, a form has been created. The form endures. It is the battle that one dedicates to those who have shared its scars. Preparing the Ground was written originally in Hindi in 1975 and was titled Antara. It is the documentation of his contemplations associated with creativity. The book gives the reader a glimpse into the mental processes of the author, leading towards an understanding of the kind of questions associated with literature that haunted or challenged the author during the course of his writings. There are different shades of humour in these writings, marked with a high degree of precision and economy of words.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. To Each His Stranger revolves around two complex characters who are trapped under an avalanche deep in the mountains. They have their differences, yet they have to resolve them in an amicable way as there is no escape from each other for the entire winter. As they spend more time together, they begin to understand one another. Selma is an old woman, who seems to have become apathetic to her own plight as she suffers from cancer. On the other hand, Jokke, is a young woman, who has a fiery temper, which she is occasionally tempted to take out on Selma. At times, she is tolerant of her and they make each other happy and calm. The prolific author has woven the interplay of diametrically opposite personalities and the hopelessness at the sense of entrapment like never before. Ajñeyas Islands in the Stream or Nadi Ke Dwip questions traditional convictions and focuses on the characters; their psychology as well as their relations with society, in a very poetic manner. The novel narrates the story of Bhuvan, a young freelancer, who, after being bitten by intense love of Rekha, a socialite, joins the Second World War and does not even know if he will ever return alive to marry Gaura, the girl of Rekha s choice. The philosophy of the novel is that the greatest joy of life lies in non-fulfillment rather than that of fulfillment. Bhuvan, the central character says, Let beautiful aspects remain beautiful! Do not touch them. They ll be spoiled. .

Hardcover. Condition: New. Prison Days and Other Poems, written during 1933-1938, astutely reflects the mood of the period, the cry for freedom and its reverberations. The lonely chambers of the prison, though bolted and barred, also created freedom of spirit, hope and vision. The meaning of existence, instead of plunging into humiliation, gave the prisoners hope of tomorrow which would bring deliverance. Deeply insightful and thought provoking, these poems shimmer with a dream-like quality. These lines make grass become green again and flowers bloom. Nilambari Nilambari is a collection of poems written by Ajñeya in 1965-80, and later translated by him. These poems reflect on the poets love for solitude, and the bond between the individual and nature. The poems capture the agony of man that stems from his denial of the true nature of life perishable, impermanent. Poignant and well-crafted, these poems bring the reader face to face with their reality, which is gruesome if denied but beautiful if accepted. The poems in First Person, Second Person explore the otherness of self a mystery that lies beyond human comprehension. This well-crafted anthology is a dialogue between the self and the soul, an effort to locate the meeting point of the two. The poems deal with some of the most fundamental contradictions in human nature and try to unlock the mysteries which exist beyond the narrow realm of the self.