Mirrorwork: 50 Years of Indian Writing, 1947-1997

Mirrorwork: 50 Years of Indian Writing, 1947-1997

Mirrorwork: 50 Years of Indian Writing, 1947-1997

Mirrorwork: 50 Years of Indian Writing, 1947-1997

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Overview

This unique anthology, Mirrorwork, presents thirty-two selections by Indian authors writing in English over the past half-century. Selected by Salman Rushdie and Elizabeth West, these novel excerpts, stories, and memoirs illuminate wonderful writing by authors often overlooked in the West.

Chronologically arranged to reveal the development of Indian literature in English, this volume includes works by Jawaharlal Nehru, Nayantara Sahgal, Saadat Hasan Manto, G.V. Desani, Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Kamala Markandaya, Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Ved Mehta, Anita Desai, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Satyajit Ray, Salman Rushdie, Padma Perera, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Rohinton Mistry, Bapsi Sidhwa, I. Allan Sealy, Shashi Tharoor, Sara Suleri, Firdaus Kanga, Anjana Appachana, Amit Chaudhuri, Amitav Ghosh, Githa Hariharan, Gita Mehta, Vikram Seth, Vikram Chandra, Ardashir Vakil, Mukul Kesavan, Arundhati Roy, and Kiran Desai.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780805057102
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 08/15/1997
Pages: 560
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.28(d)

About the Author

Salman Rushdie is the author of many acclaimed novels, including Midnight’s Children (winner of the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker), Grimus, Shame, The Satanic Verses, Haroun and The Sea of Stories, The Moor’s Last Sigh, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Fury, Shalimar the Clown, The Enchantress of Florence, Luka and the Fire of Life, and Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights—and a collection of short stories: East, West. He has also published works of nonfiction, including Joseph Anton (a memoir of his life under the fatwa issued after the publication of The Satanic Verses), The Jaguar Smile, Imaginary Homelands, and Step Across This Line—and co-edited the anthologies, Mirrorwork and Best American Short Stories 2008. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature.

Elizabeth West is a freelance editor. She is the co-editor with Salmna Rushdie of Mirrorwork: 50 Years of Indian Writing 1947-1997.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

June 19, 1947

Place of Birth:

Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Education:

M.A. in History, King's College, University of Cambridge

Table of Contents

Salman Rushdie : Introduction
Jawaharlal Nehru : Tryst with Destiny
Nayantara Sahgal : With Pride and Prejudice
Saadat Hasan Manto : Toba Tek Singh
G. V. Desani : All about H. Hatterr
Nirad C. Chaudhuri : My Birthplace
Kamala Markandaya : Hunger
Mulk Raj Anand : The Liar
R. K. Narayan : Fellow-Feeling
Ved Mehta : Activities and Outings
Anita Desai : Games at Twilight
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: In the Mountains
Satyajit Ray : Big Bill
Salman Rushdie : The Perorated Sheet
Padma Perera : Dr Salaam
Upamanyu Chatterjee: The Assassination of Indira Gandhi
Rohinton Mistry : The Collectors
Bapsi Sidhwa : Ranna's Story
I. Allan Sealy : The Trotter-Nama
Shashi Tharoor : A Raj Quartet
Sara Suleri : Meatless Days
Firdaus Kanga : Trying to Grow
Anjana Appachana : Sharmaji
Amit Chaudhuri : Sandeep's Visit
Amitav Ghosh : Nashawy
Githa Hariharan : The Remains of the Feast
Gita Mehta : The Teacher's Story
Vikram Seth : A Suitable Boy
Vikram Chandra : Shakti
Ardashir Vakil : Unforced Errors
Mukul Kesavan : One and a Half
Arundhati Roy : Abhilash Talkies
Kiran Desai : Strange Happenings in the Guava Orchard

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Their sense of literary savor is impeccable. Rushdie and West have done an extremely fine piece of work."-The Washington Post Book World

"An eye-opening anthology, and the best introduction to the large body of distinctive fiction being generated by Indian writers."-Kirkus Reviews

"It is an excellent way to sample the contemporary literature of India. "-Houston Chronicle

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