The Lotus Singers: Short Stories from Contemporary South by Trevor Carolan,Urvashi Butalia

By Trevor Carolan,Urvashi Butalia

The Lotus Singers good points 18 modern brief tales through a few of South Asia's best-known authors, giving readers a window into this swiftly altering a part of the realm. The tales come from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives, and discover a large choice of issues, together with social upheaval, gender inequality, monetary and religious fight, and demanding situations to cultural orthodoxy. a mix of translations and unique English works, this e-book is perfect for Asian literature, Asian reports, and international literature classes, and for someone attracted to the most recent choices from South Asia’s so much proficient writers. The anthology contains biographical sketches of every writer, a considerate creation to modern South Asian fiction by means of the editor, and a preface by means of popular Indian student and activist Urvashi Butalia.

Editor Trevor Carolan has released generally on literature, ethics, and knowledge traditions from Asia. He earned an interdisciplinary Ph.D. at Bond collage, Australia and teaches English and inventive Writing on the collage of the Fraser Valley close to Vancouver, Canada. In 2010, Cheng & Tsui released his better half anthology to The Lotus Singers entitled one other form of Paradise: brief tales from the hot Asia-Pacific.

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