Arzee The Dwarf

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Arzee The Dwarf

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Author : Chandrahas Choudhury
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2012-05-18

Arzee The Dwarf written by Chandrahas Choudhury and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-18 with Fiction categories.

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth First Book Prize 2010 'Arzee the Dwarf offers both a small, potent shot of narrative energy and a wide, vivid palette of human feeling. Choudhury shows that there is no one quite like Arzee, and yet there is an Arzee in all of us.' Nadeem Aslam, author of Maps for Lost Lovers and The Wasted Vigil 'A delightful debut novel that combines exceptional art with a great story' - The Tribune 'From the first page, this is a triumph of storytelling in what Chandrahas Choudhury chooses to reveal, and at what precise pace' - Outlook 'Remarkably different from anything else that has appeared in recent years in South Asian English fiction' - The Caravan 'His writing is all his own, sparking with energy, and cultivated from the culture of this city' - DNA 'In Arzee's perpetual flitting between rage, despair and hope lies the story of everyone' - Indian Express Arzee the Dwarf brings you one of Indian literature's most unusual characters: the small and feisty cinema projectionist Arzee. Arzee has a dream: to become 'the king of the Noor', and in this way to overcome his smallness from the high perch of the projectionist's room on the top floor of one of Bombay's most famous cinemas. But the world that Arzee loves is falling away, and it seems that if he loses his grip on it, he will also lose his grip on himself. As we float alongside Arzee through the landscapes of city, cinema and dream, we also meet a host of memorable characters - such as the gangster Deepak, the hairdresser Monique, and Arzee's own long-suffering mother. Shot through with both laughter and sadness, Arzee the Dwarf is an intricately plotted and evergreen book. Arzee the Dwarf was selected in 2010 by the magazine World Literature Today as one of the '60 Essential Works of Modern Indian Literature in English'.

My Country Is Literature

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Author : Chandrahas Choudhury
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-11-30

My Country Is Literature written by Chandrahas Choudhury and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Literary Collections categories.

'A book is only one text, but it is many books. It is a different book for each of its readers. My Anna Karenina is not your Anna Karenina; your A House for Mr Biswas is not the one on my shelf. When we think of a favourite book, we recall not only the shape of the story, the characters who touched our hearts, the rhythm and texture of the sentences. We recall our own circumstances when we read it: where we bought it (and for how much), what kind of joy or solace it provided, how scenes from the story began to intermingle with scenes from our life, how it roused us to anger or indignation or allowed us to make our peace with some great private discord. This is the second life of the book: its life in our life.' In his early twenties, the novelist Chandrahas Choudhury found himself in the position of most young people who want to write: impractical, hard-up, ill at ease in the world. Like most people who love to read, his most radiant hours were inside the pages of a book. Seeking to combine his love of writing with his love of reading, he became an adept of a trade that is mainly transacted lying down—that is, he became a book reviewer. Pleasure, independence, aesthetic rapture, even a modest livelihood: all these were the rewards of being a worker bee of literature, ingesting the output of the publishers of the world in great quantities and trying to explain in the pages of newspapers and magazines exactly what makes a book leave a mark on the soul. Even as Choudhury's own novels began to be published, he continued to write about other writers' books: his contemporaries at home and abroad, the great Indian writers of the past, the relationship of the reading life —in particular, the novel—to selfhood and democracy, all the ways in which literature sings the truths of the human heart. My Country Is Literature brings together the best of his literary criticism: a long train of perceptive essays on writers as diverse as VS Naipaul and Orhan Pamuk, Gandhi and Nehru, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay and Jhumpa Lahiri. The book also contains an introductory essay describing Choudhury's book-saturated years as a young writer in Mumbai, the joys and sorrows and stratagems of the book reviewer's trade, and the ways in which literature is made as much by readers as by writers. Delightfully punctuated with 15 portraits of writers by the artist Golak Khandual, My Country Is Literature is essential reading for everyone who believes that books are the most beautiful things in life.

Reading New India

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Author : E. Dawson Varughese
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-02-14

Reading New India written by E. Dawson Varughese and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-14 with Literary Criticism categories.

Reading New India is an insightful exploration of contemporary Indian writing in English. Exploring the work of such writers as Aravind Adiga (author of the Man-Booker Prize winning White Tiger), Usha K.R. and Taseer, the book looks at how the 'new' India has been recreated and defined in an English Language literature that is now reaching a global audience. The book describes how Indian fiction has moved beyond notions of 'postcolonial' writing to reflect an increasingly confident and diverse cultures. Reading New India covers such topics as: - Representation of the city: Mumbai and Bangalore - Chick Lit to Crick Lit - Call centre dramas and corporate lives - Crime novels and Bharati narratives - Graphic novels Including a chronological time-line of major social, cultural and political reforms, biographies of the major authors covered, further reading and a glossary of Hindi terms, this book is an essential guide for students of contemporary world literature and postcolonial writing.

India Today

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

India Today written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with India categories.

Rebirth

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Author : Jahnavi Barua
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 2010

Rebirth written by Jahnavi Barua and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fiction categories.

Shortlisted for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.

The Big Book Of Odia Literature

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Author : Manu Dash
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Release Date : 2024-07-22

The Big Book Of Odia Literature written by Manu Dash and has been published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-22 with Fiction categories.

With a literary history spanning centuries, the languages of Odisha have found myriad expression in prose, poetry, mythology, history, and politics. The Big Book of Odia Literature goes where very few have dared—into a history of language, literature and song that can be traced back all the way to the tenth century. In this careful curation, The Big Book curates essays, stories, poems, and plays that have defined the culture of a state and a people. A first of its kind, the volume is for lovers of linguistic history and literary traditions.

A Text Book Of Indian Writings In English

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Author : Manisha Dwivedi
language : en
Publisher: Academic Guru Publishing House
Release Date : 2024-11-25

A Text Book Of Indian Writings In English written by Manisha Dwivedi and has been published by Academic Guru Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-25 with Study Aids categories.

A Textbook of Indian Writings in English offers a systematic and accessible approach to understanding Indian English Literature. Structured into eight chapters, the book covers various genres, movements, and literary milestones. It begins with an overview of the evolution of Indian English Literature, setting the stage with key influences, major themes, and early literary pioneers like Rabindranath Tagore and Raja Rao. The subsequent chapters delve into specific genres, including poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Each chapter not only highlights influential writers and their works but also examines the broader socio-cultural and historical contexts that shaped them. From Sarojini Naidu’s foundational poetry to Kamala Das’s feminist voice, the book captures the essence of Indian English poetry. Similarly, the exploration of fiction spans the realist narratives of Mulk Raj Anand to the diasporic perspectives of contemporary authors like Jhumpa Lahiri. Special attention is given to themes like identity, multiculturalism, nationalism, and gender, offering readers a nuanced understanding of the issues that define Indian English Literature. The book also celebrates the unique narrative styles and innovative storytelling techniques that distinguish Indian writers on the global stage.

Clouds

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Author : Chandrahas Choudhury
language : en
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date : 2019-08-20

Clouds written by Chandrahas Choudhury and has been published by Atria Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-20 with Fiction categories.

From one of India’s most accomplished writers, an illuminating novel about identity, family, and mythology set in a rapidly changing, modern India. Recently divorced psychotherapist Farhad Billimoria realizes he will never find love again in Bombay and prepares for a move to San Francisco. On a farewell tour throughout the city, his mind crackles with bittersweet memories and giddy dreams. But is love about to bloom for Farhad just as he has given up on the city? And if it does, will he bring to it the man that he is, or the one he wants to become? Elsewhere in Bombay, the tribal youth Rabi remains stuck as the caretaker to his parents, two ailing and cranky old Brahmins. Rabi comes from the remote Cloud people of eastern India, a sky-watching tribe that observes the Cloudmaker—the mercurial God who drifts and muses in the skies—and that is dragged into the modern world when a mining company invades their sacred mountain. Rabi’s mentor Bhagaban, a forward-thinking filmmaker, leads their resistance. But will Rabi follow Bhagaban or his parents, who reassert a golden Indian past? From one of India’s most celebrated young writers, Clouds illuminates the inner lives of characters forging their own paths in the great metropolis and shows a vast, prismatic portrait of modern India in all its tumult and glory.

Out Of Print Ten Years An Anthology Of Stories

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Author : Indira Chandrasekhar
language : en
Publisher: Context
Release Date :

Out Of Print Ten Years An Anthology Of Stories written by Indira Chandrasekhar and has been published by Context this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.

About the book Out of Print in print! A decade ago, in 2010, Indira Chandrasekhar set up Out of Print to address a need she felt as a writer: a focused platform for the short story; a space for robust editorial discussions as well as one that would serve as a platform for discoveries—of newer facets of the form itself and of new writing. This commemorative volume hopes to capture something of that adventure. It is, thus, not a ‘best of’ volume, but one that speaks to the spirit of the magazine: its diversity of literary voices, its openness to experimentation, its focus on Indian-language publishing and its stand against mediocrity. Most crucially, of course, this is an ode to the short-story form, its ‘art of brevity and honesty’.

India Now And In Transition

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Author : Atul K. Thakur
language : en
Publisher: Niyogi Books
Release Date : 2017-05-30

India Now And In Transition written by Atul K. Thakur and has been published by Niyogi Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-30 with Political Science categories.

India is the world’s largest democracy with nearly 70 years of independent existence. Its unique and ever-changing nature has sparked a great degree of academic debate, both before and since Independence. The beauty of India is that there are many kinds of Indias. Understanding the fundamentals that have given birth to such multiplicity across various segments is especially imperative in the present day, when the ‘Idea of India’ is keenly contested. Our nation has the world’s largest youth population and is undergoing tectonic social and political changes at present; therefore, understanding what directions India may take in the future is essential for every thinking individual. India Now and in Transition is an enquiry into possible futures, based on current happenings. Featuring contributions from leading thinkers and scholars in diverse fields, each essay in this volume critically analyses a major theme of India’s present, to propose the likely way ahead for our emergent nation. Covering the fields of politics and governance, economics and development, security and foreign policy, society and culture and language and literature, the book shows that—while beset with both internal and external challenges on many fronts—India isn’t waiting for its moment, it’s making its moment happen.