Middle India: Selected Stories (Modern Classics)

Author: Sahni, Bhisam

Brand: Random House Books for Young Readers

Color: Blue

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 256

Release Date: 01-01-2009

Details: Middle India, in this collection of seventeen short stories, Bhisham Sahni examines middle India the lower middle class not rich or famous or educated in convent schools, not cosmopolitan but urban or semi-urban. In these tightly told tales, he explores with precision of thought and expression the humanity of individuals and their places in society. The collection includes some of Sahni's best known stories: 'Dinner for the Boss', a tragi-comic tale of a man trying to please his employer and a mother's attempt to please her son; 'Paali', the drama of a young boy shared between a Muslim and a Hindu family during Partition; and 'Sparrow', a story of love and loss in a marriage. Among the other stories in this anthology are popular favourites like 'Veero', 'The Witch', 'Before Dying', 'Radha-Anuradha' and 'Salma Aapa'.

EAN: 9780143066460

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English