| Author: | Geeta Dharmaranjan | ISBN: | 9781618200686 |
| Publisher: | Katha | Publication: | November 20, 1997 |
| Imprint: | Katha | Language: | English |
| Author: | Geeta Dharmaranjan |
| ISBN: | 9781618200686 |
| Publisher: | Katha |
| Publication: | November 20, 1997 |
| Imprint: | Katha |
| Language: | English |
... An anxiously awaited yearly event, watched alike by discerning readers in India and abroad as well as by writers, translators and literary journals.- The Economic Times"... a rewarding experience for the reader."- Outlook Katha's continuing attempt to foster and encourage the best in Indian short fiction has, this year, yielded thirteen provocative stories from ten regional languages and an equally stimulating narrative originally written in English. Many of the stories in this collection imaginatively recreate the political, cultural and social upheavals affecting our country today. As the nation celebrates its fiftieth year of independence, Katha Prize Stories presents a stunning, often electrifying perspective on the plurality of experiences that is India. Nominated for the Katha Awards by respected writers, scholars and critics, these stories reinforce the claim to excellence that Katha has earned over the past six years."... an excellent series."- Amitav Ghosh in The Indian Express
... An anxiously awaited yearly event, watched alike by discerning readers in India and abroad as well as by writers, translators and literary journals.- The Economic Times"... a rewarding experience for the reader."- Outlook Katha's continuing attempt to foster and encourage the best in Indian short fiction has, this year, yielded thirteen provocative stories from ten regional languages and an equally stimulating narrative originally written in English. Many of the stories in this collection imaginatively recreate the political, cultural and social upheavals affecting our country today. As the nation celebrates its fiftieth year of independence, Katha Prize Stories presents a stunning, often electrifying perspective on the plurality of experiences that is India. Nominated for the Katha Awards by respected writers, scholars and critics, these stories reinforce the claim to excellence that Katha has earned over the past six years."... an excellent series."- Amitav Ghosh in The Indian Express
