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The body was the only truth she knew. It was the body alone that was left, even as she went beyond the body. Journeys form the leitmotif of these astonishing new stories by Ambai. Sometimes culminating in an unconventional love affair, some are extraordinary tales of loyalty and integrity; others touch on the almost fantastic, absurd aspect of Mumbai. Yet others explore the notion of a wholesome self, and its tragic absence at times. These stories are illuminated ...
The first suchIn 1992 when a Dalit woman left the convent and wrote her autobiography, the Tamil publishing industry found her language unacceptable. So Bama Faustina published her milestone work Karukku privately in 1992 a passionate and important mix of history, sociology, and the strength to remember.
Karukku broke barriers of tradition in more ways than one. The first autobiography by a Dalit woman writer and a classic of subaltern writing, it is a bold and ...
Transforming the literary scenario of Tamil delighted Pudumaippittan. He wrote stories that were filled with irony and the telling word, with what Umberto Eco calls the " calculated rhythm and shrewd manipulation of effect that pushes writing over the line that divides deep literature from light fiction." Katha celebrates the new outburst of interest in Pudumaippittan, with this first translation of his best literary works by Lakshmi Holmstrom.
Ashokamitran belongs to a group of major modern Tamil writers who came into prominence in the 1960s. These include D. Jayakantan, T. Janakiraman and Sundara Ramaswamy, each of whom has a distinct literary presence in modern Tamil writing. Ashokamaitran’s fiction is distinguished by an engagement with urban life, particularly the city of Chennai (or sometimes the twin cities of Secunderabad and Hyderabad), by its "naturalistic" or ...
Though-provoking, witty, inventive and stylish, but also deeply moving, Ambai's stories are among the finest of contemporary short fiction in Tamil. This book is a translation of her third collection of short stories, Kaattil oru maan (2000). Included in this book is also a long story, 'A movement, a folder, some tears', which is not yet part of any collection. Ambai's intricate stories constantly reinvent the short story form, teasing and delighting the reader. ...