{"product_id":"the-greatest-gujarati-stories-ever-rita-kothari-9789391047481","title":"The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told","description":"\u003cp\u003e The twenty-three stories in The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told represent some of the finest short fiction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in Gujarati literature. Selected and edited by translator and writer Rita Kothari, this collection features \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e established literary masters such as K. M. Munshi, Dhumketu, Himanshi Shelat, Dalpat Chauhan, Nazir \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mansuri, and Mona Patrawalla, as well as accomplished new voices such as Panna Trivedi, Abhimanyu \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acharya, Raam Mori, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In K. M. Munshi's epistolary 'A Letter', a childbride is worked to her death as she yearns for her husband's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e affection; in Neerav Patel's 'Creamy Layer', the politicized, urban, and upwardly mobile Mr and Mrs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Vaghela must confront the deep chasm that has grown between them and their family in the village; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in Panna Trivedi's 'Maajo', the story's eponymous young narrator longs for butter-soft skin and a Shah \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rukh-like glance from a young man on the train; in 'Saubhagyavati: The Fortunate Wife', Dwiref explores \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the selfish and oppressive nature of marital sex; in 'A Drop of Blood' Jayant Khatri looks at how violent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e acts engender more violence; Mona Patrawalla explores the tribal region of the Dangs and paints a hair raising picture of the violent forms of power wielded by the Parsi landlords there in 'The Black Horse'; in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dashrath Parmar's 'Nandu', the narrator struggles to hide his caste in the face of insistent questions; in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Jumo Bhishti' by Dhumketu, we see the wonderful bond between Jumo and his beloved buffalo, Venu; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e and in Abhimanyu Acharya's 'Chunni', a young woman, Shaili, navigates the world of dating in a city \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e far away from home-these and other stories in the collection are passionate, profound, and timeless, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e showcasing a range of styles and offering a variegated and singular picture of Gujarat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Kothari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9391047483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789391047481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rupa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Rita Kothari","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994717421823,"sku":"9789391047481","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0717f5a-29e8-409c-8b7f-e5f1242dc199.jpg?v=1683331781","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-greatest-gujarati-stories-ever-rita-kothari-9789391047481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}