{"product_id":"the-greatest-gujarati-stories-ever-told","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","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495264133493,"sku":"9789391047481","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789391047481.jpg?v=1786617953","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-greatest-gujarati-stories-ever-told","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}