Vyasa and Vighneshwara


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Vyasa and Vighneshwara is a fine example of storytelling at its best. A complete piece of work, it leaves the reader to discover and explore stories within stories, past within the future, memory within myth. In course, the reader gets involved in a curious, dynamic process, along with the writer, of tying and untying knots. Amazingly, it rebuilds and reestablishes the concept of story.




Singarevva and the Palace


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Ayoni and Other Stories


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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


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Seventeen Award Winning Stories Whose Common Claim Is Only To Excellence.




Translating Desire


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It is a stealthy silence that is challenged in an inspiring volume on sexuality in contemporary Indian culture. This anthology is a timely intervention that not only attempts to locate sex as a tangible truth in an Indian context but also inspires a hundred questions regarding hidden contours.




Padmavati


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A story, a history and a mirror held up against today s foibles; men and women described in detail; an image of India that lives. Katha takes great pleasure in presenting to you A Madhaviah, writer par excellence in a sparkling translation by Meenakshi Tyagarajan. Superb illustrations from none other than M Krishnan, the well-known wildlife photographer and spokesman for nature.




Visions Revisions


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A collection of arresting short fiction in deft reader-friendly translations.




The Essence of Camphor


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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.




The End of Human History


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Conflicts generated by regional and religious chauvinism create dark fissures in The End of Human History. A collection of Urdu short stories by well-known writer Hasan Manzar, this volume is a true-to-life sketch of people from all quarters of life. Depicted with compassion, Manzar s art and craft of storytelling is frankly overwhelming.




Short Stories


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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.