
Aranyakand
Forest Saga
Mini Krishnan(Editor)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published in December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-0-19-945527-0 (ISBN)
Description
Poverty, debt, and starvation are the conditions that define the existence of a group of labourers. As outcastes they face extreme resentment from other village folk and journey to a faraway place in search of sustenance. Once there, another series of nightmarish events unfolds and their lives continue to mirror the age-old clash between the wealthy and the downtrodden. In a desperate attempt to return home, the group escapes to a forest where it encounters nature which is no longer benign. Will this group complete its odyssey? Or is 'home' a mere illusion, forever beyond reach? A hard-hitting tale of trauma, loss, and the innate will to survive, Aranyakand is a sensitive and realistic portrayal of the lives of the oppressed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 183 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-945527-0 (9780199455270)
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Mahabaleshwar Sail is a prolific writer with four short story collections and five novels to his credit. He has received many awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Tarangam (1993) and the Katha Award (2007).
Vidya Pai has translated four novels as well as several essays and short stories including Pundalik N. Naik's Acchev (OUP, 2002). She has received the Katha Award (1993) and the Humanscape Translation Award (1996).
Vidya Pai has translated four novels as well as several essays and short stories including Pundalik N. Naik's Acchev (OUP, 2002). She has received the Katha Award (1993) and the Humanscape Translation Award (1996).
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ARANYAKAND