{"product_id":"the-greatest-gujarati-stories-ever-told-hardcover","title":"The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRita Kothari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The twenty-three stories in The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told represent some of the finest short fiction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in Gujarati literature. Selected and edited by translator and writer Rita Kothari, this collection features \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e established literary masters such as K. M. Munshi, Dhumketu, Himanshi Shelat, Dalpat Chauhan, Nazir \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mansuri, and Mona Patrawalla, as well as accomplished new voices such as Panna Trivedi, Abhimanyu \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acharya, Raam Mori, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In K. M. Munshi's epistolary 'A Letter', a childbride is worked to her death as she yearns for her husband's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e affection; in Neerav Patel's 'Creamy Layer', the politicized, urban, and upwardly mobile Mr and Mrs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Vaghela must confront the deep chasm that has grown between them and their family in the village; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in Panna Trivedi's 'Maajo', the story's eponymous young narrator longs for butter-soft skin and a Shah \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rukh-like glance from a young man on the train; in 'Saubhagyavati: The Fortunate Wife', Dwiref explores \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the selfish and oppressive nature of marital sex; in 'A Drop of Blood' Jayant Khatri looks at how violent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e acts engender more violence; Mona Patrawalla explores the tribal region of the Dangs and paints a hair raising picture of the violent forms of power wielded by the Parsi landlords there in 'The Black Horse'; in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dashrath Parmar's 'Nandu', the narrator struggles to hide his caste in the face of insistent questions; in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Jumo Bhishti' by Dhumketu, we see the wonderful bond between Jumo and his beloved buffalo, Venu; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e and in Abhimanyu Acharya's 'Chunni', a young woman, Shaili, navigates the world of dating in a city \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e far away from home-these and other stories in the collection are passionate, profound, and timeless, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e showcasing a range of styles and offering a variegated and singular picture of Gujarat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRita Kothari is the Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator, and has translated widely from Gujarati and Sindhi. A multilingual scholar, Kothari speaks and writes on language politics, translation theory, Partition, and border studies. She is the author of Translating India, The Burden of Refuge, and numerous other publications. She teaches at Ashoka University, Sonepat, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50354667520237,"sku":"9789391047481","price":64.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/fq8MBIdXH99789391047481.webp?v=1785318020","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/the-greatest-gujarati-stories-ever-told-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}