Check in every Wednesday for a new set of five! This week's selection includes Raghuvir Chaudhari, Varsha Adalja, Vinesh Antani, Manilal H. Patel and Mohan Parmar.
Uparvas by Raghuvir Chaudhari
The first novel in a trilogy, Uparvas depicts progressive rural life. It was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977.
Aatash by Varsha Adalja
This book is centred around the violence of the Vietnam War. A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, Adalja is a feminist writer.
Priyajan by Vinesh Antani
"Priyajan is about 2 long lost lovers who bump into each other completely by chance in the dusk of their lives, having lived fulfilling and happily married lives where neither was a part of the other. They spend time together catching up on the lost years and the lost possibilities. It raises some very thought provoking questions on whether life can still feel incomplete on the basis of what could have been, when what has been is impeccable and complete in itself" (from a reader’s, Kushal review on Amazon).
Bhusata Gramchitro by Manilal H. Patel
Bhusata Gramchitro is a collection of essays. A recipient of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi Award, Patel has written numerous works poetry, prose and criticism to widespread acclaim: he received the Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak literary medal for his significant contributions to Gujarati literature, the Sahitya Setu Award from Kolkata for his novels, and the Critics Award for criticism.
Anchalo by Mohan Parmar
This collection of stories won the Sahitya Akademi Award. Parmar is a distinguished short-story writer, novelist and critic, who wrote his doctoral thesis on the topic: “The Distinguishable Dimensions of the Short Story After Suresh Joshi.”.
(2008)
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