The present selection is an attempt to represent the wide range and
variety of Mulk Raj Anand's short stories. The first group
represents the stories of 'lyric awareness'. As in all poetry, the
themes are elemental, such as birth and death, beauty, love and
childhood, and the treatment often reveals a symbolic dimension
added to realistic presentation. The prevailing mood of the second
group of stories in this selection is of the 'tears at the heart of
things'. These stories are naturally allied to the brief tales of
'lyric awareness' but with a difference. Through his acute
understanding of the complex social forces at work, Anand describes
an India where tradition clashes with modernity. The range and
variety of Anand's short stories are not only in mood, tone and
spirit but also in locale, characters and form. The setting ranges
from the Punjab (as in The Parrot in the Cage) to Uttar Pradesh (as
in The Price of Bananas) and Kashmir (as in Kashmir Idyll). Both
the village and the city get almost equal representation. Mulk Raj
Anand's stories are a museum of human nature. Among the Indian
writers of the short story in English, he has few peers.
General
Imprint: |
Jaico Publishing House
|
Country of origin: |
India |
Release date: |
December 1999 |
Authors: |
Mulk Raj Anand
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-81-7224-749-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
|
LSN: |
81-7224-749-4 |
Barcode: |
9788172247492 |
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