Suresh Kohli

An Evening In Lucknow (eBook, ePUB)

Slected Stories

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this collection, Abbas brings forth through his stories his rich background in journalism and film-making. The stories here embrace varied themes and contexts, with protagonists from cities and villages. Abbas manages to capture the dilemmas of all his characters, be it a has been Nawab, a nurse or an untouchable in a village. He addresses themes of superstition, caste and romance, each in his own unique and rich style of writing. He writes with equal felicity of a modest young proofreader in Mumbai vying for the attention of a European girl ('The Umbrella') and Chanda, an outcaste, old woman in a village ('Sword of Shiva'). Often satirical and hard-hitting, the stories give the reader a glimpse into Abbas's social conscience and perhaps his commitment to progressive causes. This special edition comes with a PS section that has interviews with the author, a letter from Mulk Raj Anand, and other information that makes it a must-buy for connoisseurs of early Indian writing in English.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperPerennial
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789350294598
• Artikelnr.: 46900119

Autorenporträt

Suresh Kohli is a poet, writer, translator, editor, literary critic and film historian He is also a short and documentary filmmaker.