Mirrorwork
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This unique anthology, Mirrorwork, presents thirty-two selections by Indian authors writing in English over the past half-century. Selected by Salman Rushdie and Elizabeth West, these novel excerpts, stories, and memoirs illuminate wonderful writing by authors often overlooked in the West.
Chronologically arranged to reveal the development of Indian literature in English, this volume includes works by Jawaharlal Nehru, Nayantara Sahgal, Saadat Hasan Manto, G.V. Desani, Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Kamala Markandaya, Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Ved Mehta, Anita Desai, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Satyajit Ray, Salman Rushdie, Padma Perera, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Rohinton Mistry, Bapsi Sidhwa, I. Allan Sealy, Shashi Tharoor, Sara Suleri, Firdaus Kanga, Anjana Appachana, Amit Chaudhuri, Amitav Ghosh, Githa Hariharan, Gita Mehta, Vikram Seth, Vikram Chandra, Ardashir Vakil, Mukul Kesavan, Arundhati Roy, and Kiran Desai.
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Salman Rushdie : Introduction
Jawaharlal Nehru : Tryst with Destiny
Nayantara Sahgal : With Pride and Prejudice
Saadat Hasan Manto : Toba Tek Singh
G. V. Desani : All about H. Hatterr
Nirad C. Chaudhuri : My Birthplace
Kamala Markandaya : Hunger
Mulk Raj Anand : The Liar
R. K. Narayan : Fellow-Feeling
Ved Mehta : Activities and Outings
Anita Desai : Games at Twilight
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: In the Mountains
Satyajit Ray : Big Bill
Salman Rushdie : The Perorated Sheet
Padma Perera : Dr Salaam
Upamanyu Chatterjee: The Assassination of Indira Gandhi
Rohinton Mistry : The Collectors
Bapsi Sidhwa : Ranna's Story
I. Allan Sealy : The Trotter-Nama
Shashi Tharoor : A Raj Quartet
Sara Suleri : Meatless Days
Firdaus Kanga : Trying to Grow
Anjana Appachana : Sharmaji
Amit Chaudhuri : Sandeep's Visit
Amitav Ghosh : Nashawy
Githa Hariharan : The Remains of the Feast
Gita Mehta : The Teacher's Story
Vikram Seth : A Suitable Boy
Vikram Chandra : Shakti
Ardashir Vakil : Unforced Errors
Mukul Kesavan : One and a Half
Arundhati Roy : Abhilash Talkies
Kiran Desai : Strange Happenings in the Guava Orchard