PREMKATHA

📘 Book Details

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Translator: Mugdha Shukre

• Translated From: English to Marathi

• Language: Marathi

• Edition: 1st Edition

• Year of Publication: May 2018

• ISBN: 9789387789517

• Pages: 288

• Cover: Paperback

• Category: Short Stories

🖋️ About The Book

Annie Zaidi’s powerful and emotionally evocative stories come alive in this Marathi translation by Mugdha Shukre, offering a heartfelt exploration of unconventional love, vulnerability, and quiet rebellion. These stories portray characters who defy societal norms—a woman refusing to let death disrupt her love life, another falling for a deceased police officer, and a wife hiding her emotional void behind routine Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

With a unique blend of warmth and detachment, violence and gentleness, these narratives reflect a deep psychological understanding of modern relationships and inner turmoil. Whether it's a romantic fascination with a railway announcer’s voice or friendships that should have blossomed into love, Zaidi's tales explore the raw, often unspoken truths of the human heart—without judgment or cynicism.

This collection is a celebration of love’s many shades, now accessible to Marathi readers. A must-read for those who appreciate literary fiction, emotional depth, and a fearless gaze into the human soul.