Spark of light : short stories by women writers of Odisha / edited by Valerie Henitiuk and Supriya Kar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kar, Supriya, editor.

Henitiuk, Valerie, editor.

Series:

Mingling voices

Language:

English

Oriya

Subjects (All):

Short stories, Odia--India--Odisha.

Short stories, Odia.

Odia literature--Women authors.

Odia literature.

Oriya literature--Women authors.

Short stories, Odia--Translations into English.

India--Odisha.

Genre:

Translations.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 240 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : AU Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Spark of Light is a diverse collection of short stories by women writers from the Indian province of Odisha. Originally written in Odia and dating from the late nineteenth century to the present, these stories offer a multiplicity of voices-some sentimental and melodramatic, others rebellious and bold-and capture the predicament of characters who often live on the margins of society. From a spectrum of viewpoints, writing styles, and motifs, the stories included here provide examples of the great richness of Odishan literary culture. In the often shadowy and grim world depicted in this collection, themes of class, poverty, violence, and family are developed. Together they form a critique of social mores and illuminate the difficult lives of the subaltern in Odisha society. The work of these authors contributes to an ongoing dialogue concerning the challenges, hardships, joys, and successes experienced by women around the world. In these provocative explorations of the short-story form, we discover the voices of these rarely heard women."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Mendicant / Reba Ray Ray, Reba 3

They Too Are Human / Sushila Devi Devi, Sushila 13

The Vigil / Suprabha Kar Kar, Suprabha 17

In Bondage / Basanta Kumari Patnaik Patnaik, Basanta Kumari 23

Ruins / Gayatri Basu Mallik Mallik, Gayatri Basu 27

Pata Dei / Binapani Mohanty Mohanty, Binapani 37

A Timeless Image / Banaja Devi Devi, Banaja 45

The Ring / Pratibha Ray Ray, Pratibha 53

Man of the Century / Premalata Devi Devi, Premalata 65

The Mystic Bird / Archana Nayak Nayak, Archana 71

The Lotus Man / Mamata Dash Dash, Mamata 81

A Fistful of Hope / Golap Manjari Kar Kar, Golap Manjari 89

Curfew / Sanjukta Rout Rout, Sanjukta 97

The Trap / Yashodhara Mishra Mishra, Yashodhara 105

A Writer's Alter Ego / Binodini Patra Patra, Binodini 125

A Mother from Kalahandi / Gayatri Sharaf Sharaf, Gayatri 135

The Sound of Silence / Susmita Rath Rath, Susmita 147

The Worn-Out Bird / Aratibala Prusty Prusty, Aratibala 157

A Kerchief of Sky / Sanghamitra Mishra Mishra, Sanghamitra 165

Misery Knows No Bounds / Sarojini Sahoo Sahoo, Sarojini 171

Moonrisc / Supriva Panda Panda, Supriva 181

Shadows of the Moon / Mona Lisa Jena Jena, Mona Lisa 189

Sin / Paramita Satpathy Satpathy, Paramita 197

Mother / Chirashree Indrasingh Indrasingh, Chirashree 217

Four Microstories / Pallavi Nayak Nayak, Pallavi 225

Droplets of Memories / Deepsha Rath Rath, Deepsha 229.

Other Format:

Spark of light.

ISBN:

9781771991674

1771991674

OCLC:

957746614

Publisher Number:

99971067730