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100 _aSinha, Arunava
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245 _aThe greatest Indian stories ever told
260 _bAleph Book,
_c2023
_aNew Delhi :
300 _axii, 512 p. ;
_c24 cm
365 _b999.00
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504 _aTranslated from multiple languages of India.
520 _aThe Greatest Indian Stories Ever Told is a selection of some of the finest literary short fiction written by Indian writers since the genre came into being in the country in the late nineteenth century. Including early masters of the form, contemporary stars, as well as brilliant writers who came of age in the twenty-first century, this anthology takes in its sweep stories from the various regions, languages, and literatures of India. These authors are some of the most feted in the annals of Indian literature and have, between them, won virtually every major literary prize on offer-including the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Jnanpith Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award, and numerous state, national, and international honours.
650 _aIndic fiction
650 _a20th century
650 _aShort stories
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