Ayoni and Other Stories

Ayoni and Other Stories
Author: Alladi Uma
Publisher: Katha
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2001
Genre: Short stories, Telugu
ISBN: 9788187649007

From dark dilemmas to sharp wounds. That is what this unique collection by writers spanning a century can be summed up as. The stories, unflinching in style and content, focus on women s issues like abortion, rape, dowry and beyond. Each piece is reflective of a path-breaking vision that has altered the Telugu literary scene in form, style and content.

Katha Prize Stories

Katha Prize Stories
Author: Geeta Dharmarajan
Publisher: Katha
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788187649687

With Bani Basu`S Latest Novella On Kolkata, And M. Mukandan`S On Kalarippayattu, Katha Honours The Novella For The First Time. They Add Distinction To Six Other Outstanding Stories In This Annual Volume.

Gold Nuggets

Gold Nuggets
Author: Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2004
Genre: Short stories, Telugu
ISBN: 9788126019304

The Collection Of Post-Independence Telugu Short Stories Reflects All The Major Trends And Thematic Concerns Of The Telugu Short Stories Of The Post-Independence Period. The Telugu Short Story Right From Its Inception In 1910 Has Demonstrated Its Serious Engagement With Social Issues And Is Imbued With A Strong Sense Of Social Awareness And Responsivenes. The Post-Independence Telugu Short Story Continued This Tradition In Terms Of Its Thematic Preoccupations. The Selection Comes From Different Regions Of Andhra Pradesh: Andhra (Coastal Districts), Rayalaseema And Telangana And Record With Rare Sensitivity The Specificities Of The Sub-Cultures Of These Regions. The Stories Trace The Impact Of All The Important Socio-Political Movements That Have Swept Across The Telugu Land In The Post-Independence Era: Socialism, Communism, Feminism, Civil Right Movement And The Dalit Movement. The Lives Of Telugu People, Urban And Rural Upper Middle Class, Middle Class And The Downtrodden, Professionals And BeggarsýAre Represented In A Rich Mosaic Of Differences.

Short Stories

Short Stories
Author: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Publisher: Katha
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788187649526

He Had Eventful Experiences In A Prison And An Asylum. He Travelled With Sufis And Sanyasis And Did Odd Jobs. At The End Of It, Basheer Has A Bagful Of Stories. Coming From The Man Who Alerted The Map Of Malayalam Fiction Five Decades Ago, This Volume Of Short Stories Is Bound To Be An Unforgettable Experience.

A Child Widow's Story

A Child Widow's Story
Author: Monica Felton
Publisher: Katha
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2003
Genre: Child marriage
ISBN: 9788187649915

A moving biography of a charming woman, Sister Subbalakshmi, and the inspiring story of her great reform.

Mohana! Oh Mohana! and Other Poems

Mohana! Oh Mohana! and Other Poems
Author: Ke Śivāreḍḍi
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2005
Genre: Telugu poetry
ISBN: 9788126021628

The Book Brings Together For The First Time In English Translation Some Of The Best Poems Of K. Siva Reddy, One Of The Most Powerful Poets In Telugu Today. Rural Agricultural Life And Nature In All Its Variety, Childhood, Women, Immense Faith In Man And Life, Oppression, Exploitation And Revolution, Power Of The Collective Strength And The Power Of The Word Are Some Of The Recurrent Subjects In His Oeuvre That Spans More Than Decades Of His Life.

Hauntings

Hauntings
Author: Suchitra Samanta
Publisher: Katha
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2000
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788187649014

Elusive and jelly-like, the 13 ghost stories in this volume conjoin two different worlds: ethereal and the real. It features female protagonists who speak of intersecting, universal women-experiences of love and rape, loneliness and betrayal, marginalization and dark dilemmas. These are the elements through which the haunting stories are told in a quintessentially Bengali idiom. The volume s stories are by writers spanning the entire twentieth century: Rabindranath Tagore, Pramatha Chaudhuri, Panchkori De, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, Mahasweta Devi and the like.

The Essence of Camphor

The Essence of Camphor
Author: Naiyer Masud
Publisher: Katha
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788185586823

From the magic realm of a glass wharf to the sorrows of a community of wastelanders. From the visceral immediacy of filial bonds to memories that haunt, Naiyer Masud s fictional world is an experience. The Essence of Camphor, the first ever English translation of Masud s work, is evidently an example of Masud s unique and original style that is unparalleled.