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1 online resource (158 pages) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Michigan papers on South and Southeast Asia ; no. 48 |
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Michigan papers on South and Southeast Asia ; no. 48.
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| Funding |
Sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Language |
In English; translated from Oriya. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Once I had an auntie -- Jasmine bud and the servant girl -- When God is king -- Fly away little birdie -- Chakadi's Krishna -- Not just compassion -- Alleyway cinema -- Mr. Absent-minded, his wife, and company -- Journey. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Access |
Open Access EbpS |
| Summary |
K. C. Das is deservedly one of the most celebrated writers in India today. He writes primarily in Oriya, the language of his native state of Orissa, where he was born in 1924. A civil servant by profession, Das pursued a second career as a writer of stories, poems, and essays. The stories in this collection take place in an urban setting. The characters are mainly middle class, making them more accessible to North American readers than other examples of contemporary Indian fiction. These are not simple stories. They are about "divides," about gaps between realities and imagination. In complex shifts between direct dialogue, interior monologue, and interior or imagined dialogue, Das lovingly but mercilessly exposes his characters' thoughts, self-deceptions, and the games they play with each other. These are stories about human weaknesses, the fallibility of human relationships, and the strategies we adopt to cope with our failures. They are about coming to terms with unpleasant, sometimes shocking truths about ourselves and others. |
| Subject |
Short stories, Indian.
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| Genre/Form |
short stories.
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Short stories
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Short stories.
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Nouvelles.
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| Added Author |
Granoff, P. E. (Phyllis Emily), 1947- translator.
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Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dsa, Kiorcaraa. Works. Selections. English. 2000. Journey. Ann Arbor, MI : Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies, ©2000 0891480811 (DLC) 00102495 (OCoLC)45302397 |
| ISBN |
9780472128310 (electronic book) |
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0472128310 (electronic book) |
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0472902318 (open access) |
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9780472902316 (electronic bk.) |
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0891480811 (alk. paper) |
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9780891480815 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.19321 doi |
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AU@ 000068133031 |
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