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STORIES OF THE SOIL : CLASSIC PUNJABI STORIES |
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STORIES OF THE SOIL : CLASSIC PUNJABI STORIES |
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| Author Name: |
NIRUPMA DUTT |
| Publisher Name: |
PENGUIN |
| ISBN: |
9780143068587 |
| Edition: |
PAPERBACK |
| Language: |
ENGLISH |
| Pages: |
344 |
| Publication Date: |
DEC 2010 |
| Price: |
 350.00 |
| List Price: |
260.00 |
| You Save: |
90 |
| Availablity: |
Yes |
| Shipping Time: |
3 - 4 DAYS |
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| About Book |
Waris Shah, I call out to you
Rise from your grave
Speak out and turn a page
Of another book of love . . . —Amrita Pritam
Stories of the Soil is a collection of over forty classic Punjabi short
stories. Combining a rich oral tradition of kissas with tropes from Western
literature, Punjabi short-story writers have developed their own unique
way of portraying love, longing, ecstasy and malice. Spanning a century,
these stories talk of life in the village and the town.
There are haunting tales about Partition like ‘A Matter of Faith’ by Gulzar
Singh Sandhu where a horrible tragedy is viewed through the eyes of
a child. Along with sensitive accounts of life from across the border in
Pakistan are tales by the Dalits who until recently had been rendered
voiceless. Amrita Pritam’s ‘The Vault’, a metaphor for a barren womb,
explores the identity of a Punjabi woman while stories like Surjit Birdi’s
‘Flies’ reveals the concerns faced by the Punjabi diaspora.
Translated and edited by Nirupama Dutt, these carefully selected stories
reflect every aspect of life in the land of five rivers. |
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