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USA, Henry Holt and Company, 1997.
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| Description |
553pBlack Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Stories and excerpts of novels and essays from India since the country attained its independence in 1947. The subjects range from religious strife, to the assault on the senses of the many people one is surrounded by. Gives a reflection of what is hidden as well as shown, to dreams and nightmares, to the secret truths of history and of the human heart.
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| Contents |
Introduction - Salman Rushdie
Tryst with Destiny - Jawaharlal Nehru
With Pride and Prejudice - Nayantara Sahgal
Toba Tek Singh - Saadat Hasan Manto
All about H. Hatterr - G. V. Desani
My Birthplace - Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Hunger - Kamala Markandaya
The Liar - Mulk Raj Anand
Fellow-Feeling - R. K. Narayan
Activities and Outings - Ved Mehta
Games at Twilight - Anita Desai
In the Mountains - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Big Bill - Satyagit Ray
The Perorated Sheet - Salman Rushdie
Dr Salaam - Padma Perera
The Assassination of Indira Gandhi - Upamanyu Chatterjee
The Collectors - Rohinton Mistry
Ranna's Story - Bapsi Sidhwa
The Trotter-Nama - I. Allan Sealy
A Raj Quartet - Shashi Tharoor
Meatless Days - Sara Suleri
Trying to Grow - Firdaus Kanga
Sharmaji - Anjana Appachana
Sandeep's Visit - Amit Chaudhuri
Nashawy - Amitav Ghosh
The Remains of the Feast - Githa Hariharan
The Teacher's Story - Gita Mehta
A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
Shakti - Vikram Chandra
Unforced Errors - Ardashir Vakil
One and a Half - Mukul Kesavan
Abhilash Talkies - Arundhati Roy
Strange Happenings in the Guava Orchard - Kiran Desai
Biographical notes
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| Standard Number |
0965016059 Pb.
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