गोंदण [Gondan]

by Ratnakar Matkari, रत्नाकर मतकरी

रत्नाकर मतकरी यांचं ललित लिखाण.
मतकरी यांच्या कथांमधून माणसांच्या नाना कळा उलगडतात. ‘गोंदण’मधल्या अनुभवकथांमधूनही आपल्याला अनेक प्रकारची माणसं भेटतात आणि त्यांच्या कहाण्या हातावरच्या गोंदणांसारख्या आपल्या मनात कायमच्या रुतून बसतात.

181 pages, Kindle Edition

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