Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Seven masterful short stories by a Russian author best known for his longer works.
Author: Ranga Rao
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780143061816
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Second Anthology Of Telugu Short Fiction Edited By Novelist, Short-Story Writer, Translator, Teacher And Critic, Ranga Rao, That Man On The Road Is The Successor To The Critically Acclaimed Classic Telugu Short Stories. Bringing Together Some Of The Most Renowned Exponents Of The Contemporary Telugu Short Story, The Eighteen Stories In This Collection Are Representative Of Experiences That Are At Once Sharply Individual And Undeniably Universal. From The Horrific But Apt View Of Justice Advocated In Cattle Thief To The Delightful Verbal Sparring In Can T Dance? Blame The Percussionist ; From The Disturbing Vision Of Dehumanizing Poverty In Slush To The Hilarious Prospect Of Becoming A Stock-Market Guru In By The Grace Of Our Goddess Of Wealth ; From The Domestic Squabbles Of It Is The Way It Is , To The Futuristic World Of Manava Factor , These Stories Straddle Realms As Diverse As Dalitism, Feminism, Religious Fanaticism, Naxalism, Personal Relationships And Individual Idiosyncrasies. Carefully Chosen And Skilfully Translated, This Anthology Is Part Of The Series Of Contemporary Short Fiction In Translation Published By Penguin.
Author: Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9788126019304
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
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Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9788179926055
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →These short stories translated from the Telugu language tell of experiences of ordinary middle class people caught in the crevice between traditional and modern ways of life. Against a backdrop of feverish modernization and fast-paced globalization, these
Author: Alladi Uma
Publisher: Katha
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9788187649007
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Intirā Śrīn̲ivācan̲
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780140291742
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The rich and varied body of writing in the Indian languages has grown immeasurably in the last hundred years. This collection of short stories brings together some perennial favourites from this vast treasure trove, written by acknowledged masters of the art and sensitively translated. The twenty-three stories included deal with themes central to modern India: caste, gender politics and emerging changes in the traditional family structure. These are striking vignettes from all parts of the country, evocative of different lifestyles yet reflective of common issues and problems with which we can all identify.