Contemporary Indian Short Stories in English By Shiv K. Kumar

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Contemporary Indian Short Stories in English By Shiv K. Kumar

8172010591

9788172010591

English

239

Hardcover

Shiv K Kumar poet novelist short story writer playwright translator and critic was born in Lahore He holds a doctorate in English from the University of Cambridge He has received many awards for his literary achievements In 1978 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature London and in 2001 he was awarded Padma Bhushan in recognition of his eminence as a writer In 1988 he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his collection of poems Trapfalls in the Sky which has been translated into Hindi Urdu Tamil Malayalam and Kannada Shiv K Kumar has published seven collections of poems five novels two collections of short stories a play and several books of literary criticism He has translated some works of Fai Shiv K Kumar poet novelist short story writer playwright translator and critic was born in Lahore He holds a doctorate in English from the University of Cambridge He has received many awards for his literary achievements In 1978 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature London and in 2001 he was awarded Padma Bhushan in recognition of his eminence as a writer In 1988 he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his collection of poems Trapfalls in the Sky which has been translated into Hindi Urdu Tamil Malayalam and Kannada Shiv K Kumar has published seven collections of poems five novels two collections of short stories a play and several books of literary criticism He has translated some works of Faiz Ahmed Faiz into English He has also written his own version of The Mahabharata which is scheduled for publication shortly Shiv K Kumar has traveled widely as a Visiting Professor of English at the universities of Northern Iowa Drake Marshall and Cambridge site_link A WELL CHOSEN COLLECTION OF 24 SHORT STORIES CONTAINING SOME OF THE BEST WRITING IN ENGLISH THAT HAS EMERGED FROM INDIA IN THE RECENT PAST Contemporary Indian Short Stories in English.

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