{"product_id":"the-greatest-telugu-stories-ever-told-hardcover","title":"The Greatest Telugu Stories Ever Told - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDasu Krishnamoorty \\. Tamraparni Dasu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Greatest Telugu Stories Ever Told spans almost a century of work by some of the finest writers of short \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e fiction in the language. The storytellers included in the anthology range from literary masters such as \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chalam, Kanuparthi Varalakshmamma, and Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao to contemporary writers like \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mohammed Khadeer Babu, Jajula Gowri, and Vempalle Shareef. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The tales found in this collection weave a rich tapestry of Telugu experiences. Illindala Saraswati Devi's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Bad Times' discusses the downturn in Muslim fortunes after the integration of the nizam's state with the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Indian union. Boya Jangaiah's 'The Eclipse' chronicles the aching memories that besiege a Dalit poet when \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e he makes a brief stop at his village. Bandi Narayanaswami's 'Water' dramatizes the acute shortage of water \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in the Rayalaseema region and its exacerbation by political rivalries. Kavana Sarma's 'House Number' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e gently mocks a self-proclaimed math genius and his attempts at memorizing a simple house number. A \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e heartbreaking love story, Vempalli Gangadhar's 'Festival of Love' is a romance imbued with the fragrance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e of jasmine fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Selected and deftly translated by Dasu Krishnamoorty and Tamraparni Dasu, these and the other stories \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in this collection offer a window into how the Telugu people see the world and their place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727380353087,"sku":"9789391047306","price":58.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/300a5b8b73e631cbe82cbf16c97b54fd.webp?v=1765114608","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-greatest-telugu-stories-ever-told-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}