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Reliving Sujatha: His Best Stories in English
Reliving Sujatha is a fascinating collection of 8 stories written by prolific Tamil writer Sujatha Rangarajan and translated by Vimala Balakrishnan, a recipient of Katha and Sahitya Akademi awards for translation from Tamil to English.
Sujatha was a prolific writer of popular fiction in Tamil whose writing career spanned almost 50 years. Translated for the first time, into English, this selection has been carefully chosen, for an audience of readers who are interested in stories about India. The tales by Sujatha, in this collection are replete with shocking twists, characters, and life situations with whom the reader is bound to feel an emotional connect.
Sujatha was a prolific writer of popular fiction in Tamil whose writing career spanned almost 50 years. Translated for the first time, into English, this selection has been carefully chosen, for an audience of readers who are interested in stories about India. The tales by Sujatha, in this collection are replete with shocking twists, characters, and life situations with whom the reader is bound to feel an emotional connect.
192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 9, 2017
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Sujatha
303 books1,370 followersSujatha was the allonym of the Tamil author S. Rangarajan, Author of over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. He was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He had a wide readership, and served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil movies.
As an engineer, he supervised the design and production of the electronic voting machine (EVM) during his tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. As an author he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan.
As an engineer, he supervised the design and production of the electronic voting machine (EVM) during his tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. As an author he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan.
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April 28, 2020
Excellent plot...especially the duo Ganesh and vasanth
July 16, 2019
An absolutely riveting collection of stories which explore tragedies, weaknesses, and ironies in people’s lives. It wasn’t always easy reading, but well worth the effort.
Sujatha has easily proven himself as a master storyteller.
Sujatha has easily proven himself as a master storyteller.
July 31, 2020
The translation just didn’t work for me. Some of the stories were great, but the poor translation made reading them difficult.
I was also put off by the misogyny (such a classic example of men writing women!) in most of the stories and the obvious ableism in the short story Vision.
In all, this was an okay read that might have worked a little better if the translation didn’t fail miserably in syntax and grammar.
I was also put off by the misogyny (such a classic example of men writing women!) in most of the stories and the obvious ableism in the short story Vision.
In all, this was an okay read that might have worked a little better if the translation didn’t fail miserably in syntax and grammar.
October 8, 2018
Wonderful book. Has few short stories as well as two long stories. Long ones give a deep impact for sure
October 24, 2021
Not a great literary masterpieces..translation is very simplistic.
July 27, 2023
3.5/5 stars
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