The journey : stories / by K.C. Das ; translated by Phyllis Granoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dāsa, Kiśorīcaraṇa

Contributor:

Granoff, P. E. (Phyllis Emily), 1947-

Series:

Michigan papers on South and Southeast Asia ; no. 48.

Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia ; no. 48

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English 2000

Language:

English

Oriya

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2000.

Language Note:

Translated from Oriya.

Summary:

K. C. Das is deservedly one of the most celebrated writers in India today. He writes primarily in Oriya, the language of his native state of Orissa, where he was born in 1924. A civil servant by profession, Das pursued a second career as a writer of stories, poems, and essays. The stories in this collection take place in an urban setting. The characters are mainly middle class, making them more accessible to North American readers than other examples of contemporary Indian fiction. These are not simple stories. They are about "divides," about gaps between realities and imagination. In complex shifts between direct dialogue, interior monologue, and interior or imagined dialogue, Das lovingly but mercilessly exposes his characters' thoughts, self-deceptions, and the games they play with each other. These are stories about human weaknesses, the fallibility of human relationships, and the strategies we adopt to cope with our failures. They are about coming to terms with unpleasant, sometimes shocking truths about ourselves and others.

Contents:

Introduction

Once I had an auntie

Jasmine bud and the servant girl

When God is king

Fly away little birdie

Chakadi's Krishna

Not just compassion

Alleyway cinema

Mr. Absent-minded, his wife, and company

Journey.

Notes:

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Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

0-472-12831-0

0-89148-081-1

OCLC:

1191810339