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Reviewed on May 1, 2002
Acclaimed writer Salman Rushdie has argued that there have been no decent Indian authors writing in their native languages in the last 50 years. This anthology, compiled by Calcutta writer and novelist Chaudhuri (A New World), not only disproves Rushdie's assertion but also helps to enhance our appreciation of a body of work least accessible to an English-speaking public. Dating from the 1850s to the present, the eclectic mix of narratives and stories includes selections from works by 2...Log In or Sign Up to Read More