K-Five

by Anant Samant

‘K five’ is the story of a girl, a terrorist and a commando confronting during 1993 riots after Babri-demolition, in Mumbai. It asks only two questions; why it is always a women who has to suffer in every war, riots and any kind of disturbance. And how the protectors of women - the men with muscles, weapons and sense are going to stop corrupt power seekers who breed terrorist, commandos and terrorism; shifting the focus to totally new dimension. hood and sensitivity of today's generation existing in Mumbai’s Churchgate-Colaba world. A true-to-life story.

106 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

His every short story and novel reflects the stormy life that he has lived across the seas and in this soil. He considers himself to be a common man, living common life; But his literature shocked Marathi readers and critics with unread, unheard, unseen world. His first novel ‘M. T. Aiwa Maru’ was like a fresh wind gushing in to feed hunger of younger generations for something true, timely and new. It was praised, acclaimed and awarded. Now, even after twenty years it is the best seller and the only novel of its kind in literature.
His second novel ‘Trimakasi Madam’ is nearly an extension of ‘M. T. Aiwa Maru’.
‘Avirat’ tells the story of proud, nation-lover NRI coming back to India to start a hotel bussiness and see his faiths, notions and dream shattering. The great Marathi author shri Jaywant Dalvi claimed ‘Avirat’ to be greater piece of work than ‘M.T.Aiwa Maru.’
‘Oshtories’ is the most sensitive of his novels trying to differentiate soul, mind and body. It connects spirituality with photography. In this novel Camera has a character and Photos clicked are points of climax. Using Photography as a medium the author discloses the secrets of love, soul and body. No novel in any language can even be compared with ‘Oshtories’.
These five of his dozen novels are enough to explain versatility, variety and strength of his pen. His every novel is adored by young generation of Marathi readers. His direct and deceptively simple style of writing spawned number of imitators but no equals.
Four of his books, ‘M.T. Aiwa Maru’, ‘K five’, ‘ Front line story’, ‘Bypassche divas’ were adopted by ‘National Association of Blind’ as talking-books.

Reviews

[Pratik · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is disturbing, quite disturbing. 'This is the story of a girl, kidnapped by terrorists' is an extremely inefficient description of this book.
It actually takes you with the girl everywhere and shows you what happened to her, without blurring anything.

Don't read this, guys, leave it.
I am writing this review years after reading it. But it still disturbs me even today!

[Amogh Pendse · Rating 4 out of 5]

परखड

[Snehal Dhamdhere · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mla hey book kuthe read karta yeil?

[अनिकेत · Rating 3 out of 5]

A breath-taking novel, a story of a simple girl, gets kidnapped by terrorist & faces a dreadful life ahead, she then gets released from that hell & tries to move towards living a free & new life.

[Sandesh]

hiii