{"product_id":"the-greatest-gujarati-stories-ever-told","title":"The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told By Kothari, Rita","description":"The twenty-three stories in The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told represent some of the finest short fiction  in Gujarati literature. Selected and edited by translator and writer Rita Kothari, this collection features  established literary masters such as K. M. Munshi, Dhumketu, Himanshi Shelat, Dalpat Chauhan, Nazir  Mansuri, and Mona Patrawalla, as well as accomplished new voices such as Panna Trivedi, Abhimanyu  Acharya, Raam Mori, and others. In K. M. Munshi''s epistolary ''A Letter'', a childbride is worked to her death as she yearns for her husband''s affection; in Neerav Patel''s ''Creamy Layer'', the politicized, urban, and upwardly mobile Mr and Mrs  Vaghela must confront the deep chasm that has grown between them and their family in the village;  in Panna Trivedi''s ''Maajo'', the story''s eponymous young narrator longs for butter-soft skin and a Shah  Rukh-like glance from a young man on the train; in ''Saubhagyavati: The Fortunate Wife'', Dwiref explores  the selfish and oppressive nature of marital sex; in ''A Drop of Blood'' Jayant Khatri looks at how violent  acts engender more violence; Mona Patrawalla explores the tribal region of the Dangs and paints a hair raising picture of the violent forms of power wielded by the Parsi landlords there in ''The Black Horse''; in  Dashrath Parmar''s ''Nandu'', the narrator struggles to hide his caste in the face of insistent questions; in  ''Jumo Bhishti'' by Dhumketu, we see the wonderful bond between Jumo and his beloved buffalo, Venu;  and in Abhimanyu Acharya''s ''Chunni'', a young woman, Shaili, navigates the world of dating in a city  far away from home-these and other stories in the collection are passionate, profound, and timeless,  showcasing a range of styles and offering a variegated and singular picture of Gujarat.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57567290556798,"sku":"NW9789391047481","price":23.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9789391047481.jpg?v=1783312388","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/the-greatest-gujarati-stories-ever-told","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}