The Greatest Kashmiri Stories Ever Told - Hardcover

Mattoo, Neerja

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9391047335 ISBN 13: 9789391047337

Publisher: Aleph Book Company, 2022

Synopsis

The Greatest Kashmiri Stories Ever Told spans almost a century of work by some of the finest writers of short fiction in the language. The storytellers included here range from the earliest practitioners of the craft of short story writing-Dinanath Nadim, Somnath Zutshi, Ali Mohammad Lone-to more contemporary writers like Dheeba Nazir.

Some stories in this collection are realistic dramas that hold up a startlingly clear mirror to society, such as Sofi Ghulam Mohammad's 'Paper Tigers', or lay bare the pain of losing one's homeland, as Rattan Lal Shant does in 'Moss Floating on Water'. Then there are others like Ghulam Nabi Shakir's 'Unquenched Thirst' and Umesh Kaul's 'The Heart's Bondage', that look beyond the exterior and focus on the complex inner lives of the women of Kashmir. Selected and translated by Neerja Mattoo, the twenty-five stories in this volume, all born out of the Kashmiri experience, will resonate with readers everywhere.

About this title

About the Author

Neerja Mattoo is an eminent writer, teacher, and translator who has taught in Kashmir for over three decades

Edition details

• Publisher: Aleph Book Company
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9391047335
• ISBN 13: 9789391047337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176