When Stone Melts & Other Stories

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A collage of stories, the growing rebellion in the young and educated Savithri; the spontaneous love of Girija that burns down the evil forces of the village; the adamant but nourishing affection of Shyamala that wins over the dalit Thippanna; the self-denying fetters of Nirmala’s morality; the bewildered recognition of male exploitativeness in Stella; Basavaraj’s longing to outgrow his insatiable thirst for womanising; Parvathi’s irresistible calling-the coconut three; Basalinga’s traumatic touch of the untouchable doctor Thimmappa, With the combined strength of the sceptic and the saint, eminent Kannada literary-cultural figure Lankesh uncovers the invisible realities of politics and culture in contemporary India in these meditations on life’s failures and fulfilments.

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Title
When Stone Melts & Other Stories
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8126011386
Length
178p.
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