She’s a quiet flame, a roaring sea. He’s restless wave, an autumn. Set in the Dilly of the 1920s, Mehak and Kripanarayan’s love story threatens the seams of family and passion, as Kutumb the wife gropes for the slivers of a broken marriage. Three powerful characters, three distinct voices. Krishna Sobti crafts a perfect wind cup that shields the flickering flames of love and life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Krishna Sobti
Writer par excellence, Krishna Sobti's contribution to Indian literature crosses the boundaries of culture. Her innovative use of language and technique and refreshing delineation of strong women characters opened new vistas in Hindi literature. Her writings revolve around Partition, upheaval and turmoil in Indian society, man-woman relationship, feudalism and dissolution of human values. Her works have been translated into Indian and foreign languages. She has received the Sahitya Akademi Award for her magnum opus, Zindaginama, the first woman writer to receive the award for Hindi. The first Katha Chudamani Award was conferred on her, in 1999, for Lifetime Literary Achievement. She is also the recipient of a number of other literary awards, besides a number of Fellowships.
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