The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told Demy (HB) Aleph

The Twenty-Three Stories In The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told Represent Some Of The Finest Short Fiction In Gujarati Literature. Selected And Edited By Translator And Writer Rita Kothari, This Collection Features Established Literary Masters Such As K. M. Munshi, Dhumketu, Himanshi Shelat, Dalpat Chauhan, Nazir Mansuri, And Mona Patrawalla, As Well As Accomplished New Voices Such As Panna Trivedi, Abhimanyu Acharya, Raam Mori, And Others. In K. M. MunshiS Epistolary A Letter, A Childbride Is Worked To Her Death As She Yearns For Her HusbandS Affection; In Neerav PatelS Creamy Layer, The Politicized, Urban, And Upwardly Mobile Mr And Mrs Vaghela Must Confront The Deep Chasm That Has Grown Between Them And Their Family In The Village; In Panna TrivediS Maajo, The StoryS Eponymous Young Narrator Longs For Butter-Soft Skin And A Shah Rukh-Like Glance From A Young Man On The Train; In Saubhagyavati: The Fortunate Wife, Dwiref Explores The Selfish And Oppressive Nature Of Marital Sex; In A Drop Of Blood Jayant Khatri Looks At How Violent Acts Engender More Violence; Mona Patrawalla Explores The Tribal Region Of The Dangs And Paints A Hairraising Picture Of The Violent Forms Of Power Wielded By The Parsi Landlords There In The Black Horse; In Dashrath ParmarS Nandu, The Narrator Struggles To Hide His Caste In The Face Of Insistent Questions; In Jumo Bhishti By Dhumketu, We See The Wonderful Bond Between Jumo And His Beloved Buffalo, Venu; And In Abhimanyu AcharyaS Chunni, A Young Woman, Shaili, Navigates The World Of Dating In A City Far Away From HomeThese And Other Stories In The Collection Are Passionate, Profound, And Timeless, Showcasing A Range Of Styles And Offering A Variegated And Singular Picture Of Gujarat.