Labyrinth

Tarun Kanti Mishra is a distinguished literary figure in contemporary Odia literature. So far, he has published twenty-three (23) collections of short stories, and two novels. Hailed by the critics as an accomplished storyteller, Mishra portrays his characters, drawn from different stations of life, with deep empathy and insight, and with a language almost magical. Some stories are surreal, mystic; and some others are poignant, intense, existential. His style is evocative, elegant, haunting. Each story has the imprint of the author's extra-ordinary storytelling abilities. He is recipient of many literary awards, including the Sahitya Akademi award, as well as an honorary D.Litt. Educated in Utkal University, India, and the University of East Anglia, UK, Mishra had a career in the Indian Administrative Service.