Eminent Women Writers

$49.50

$55.00

In stock

Free & Quick Delivery Worldwide

The present volume, ‘Eminent Women Writers’, contains brief and biographical sketches, achievements, and literary contributions of 96 female modern writers, poets, novelists, playwrights and essayists of the world who wrote either in English or their favourite languages. Even original texts and translations of some of these writers in various languages created new literary trends and greatly impressed the world of literature. This volume also throws light on some prominent Indian women writers, poets, novelists etc., who earned name and fame through their writings, including Amrita Pritam (Punjabi poet and novelist), Arundhati Roy (English novelist and social activist) Indira Goswami (Assamese long and short fiction writer), Jhumpa Lahiri Vourvoulias (Indian-American Bengali author), Kamla Das (Poet, short story writer), Maha Devi Varma (Hindi Poet) and Mahasweta Devi (Fiction writer). The literary contributions of these Indian writers have been translated in different Indian languages and even English. No doubt, the present anthology compiles and profiles eminent women personalities in arena lf literature and captures the essence of their spirit and resistance which have been instrumental in their success. This most informative and valuable text aims to be an enjoyable source of reading for all.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.L. Chanchreek

K.L. Chanchreek is a great scholar and Indologist, academician and cultural activist, linquist and folklorist, poet and litteratueur, biographer and bibliographer. Born in delhi (1933) and educated at Agra, Delhi and Punjab Universities (1952-1957), he served in various capacities under the Government of India as Research Assistant, Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology and later Member, Experts Advisory Committee, Chief Librarian, M/o Commerce and Industry, General Manager, Modern Food Industries (A govt. of India Undertaking) Chief Editor, Collected Works of Dr. Ambedkar (Dr. Ambedkar Foundatioin, Govt. of India), and Academic Adviser, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Social Sciences, Bundelkhand University. He has edited several literary and social journals. He has also written an compited books and research publications on a wide range of subjects like Jainology, Buddism, literature, library and information science folklore, Dalit movement, international nad current affairs as well as on national leaders. He has nearly four dozen titles to his credit both in Hindi and English brought out by the leading publishers and Government departments.