गोंदण [Gondan]

by Ratnakar Matkari, रत्नाकर मतकरी

Collection of short stories

183 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Matkari's first work, the one-act play Wedi Manase,was presented in 1955 on All India Radio in Mumbai.His play Pahuni was presented the next year at another venue.

Matkari worked as a columnist for newspapers and magazines in the 1970s. He wrote the column Soneri Savalya n Apale Mahanagar for four years.

Matkari's 98 works thus far include 33 plays, 8 collections of his one-act plays, 18 books of his short stories, 3 novels, a book of poems for children, and 14 plays and three collections of plays for children.His works include Gudha Katha --mysteries—for adults which maintain realism.Matkari wrote a few plays in Indian languages other than Marathi.Many of Matkari's novellas have been adapted for the stage.

Reviews

[Aditya Patil · Rating 3 out of 5]

3rd book from Mr. Matkari in a non-horror genre & 19th book overall.
The stories are way too short- around 35 stories in 180-page book. I didn't care for more than half of them. Around 5-6 stories were touching. It's very difficult though to captivate the audience in a just 4-page story.

3 ⭐ from my side.

[Ippo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read