Great Stories from Modern India
Great Stories from Modern India
Great Stories from Modern India by Suresh Kohli is a paperback for readers who enjoy fiction with real texture to it. Runs to about 250 pages, so it's an easy book to lose an evening to, and a nice one to give.
What it's about
Stories from Modern India explores a variety of subjects,the struggle for Independence and communal disharmony by Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya and Samaresh Basu; manipulation and political influence by RK Narayan and Manohar Malgaonkar; ambition by Bhisham Sahni; jealousy and sacrifice, aptly depicted by Ismat Chughtai; love and betrayal, portrayed by Gopinath Mohanty; freedom and choice, reaffirmed by Sagar Sarhadi, and also corruption, desertion, superstition and migration�through a gamut of human emotions, highlighting the universality of their themes.
About the Author :Suresh Kohli is a poet, literary critic, editor, translator, film historian and documentary filmmaker. He has 33 published works (including a novel) and 100 literary and cultural short films to his credit. Apart from India, his films have been screened in Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Nepal and the UK. He lives and works in New Delhi
Book details
- Author: Suresh Kohli
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Pages: 250
- Publisher: OM Books
- Published: 1Jan2015
- Category: Fiction Books
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This edition is in English.
Who wrote Great Stories from Modern India?
Great Stories from Modern India is written by Suresh Kohli.
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