A Portrait of Love: Six Stories; One Novella

ISBN: 0143466372

Author: Tripathi), Nirala (Suryakant

Condition: New

Suryakant Tripathi Nirala was among the maverick writers who shaped modern Hindi literature. In his prose writings-fearless, provocative and startlingly original, much like his poetry-Nirala regards the world with the eyes of a compulsive satirist, committed to laying bare its hypocrisies. A Portrait of Love is an ode to Niralas genius, drawing attention to his long-ignored legacy in prose. From his poignant yet humorous sketch of rural India in Billesur Bakriha to the sophisticated urbanity of Lucknow in Portrait of a Lady-Love; from questioning the ideals of marriage and love in Sukuls Wife to celebrating the nexus between writers and courtesans in colonial Calcutta in What I Saw; from hailing agency among the oppressed castes in Chaturi Chamar to shining a light on an uneasy relationship between education and progress in Jyotirmayee-this collection sparkles with wit, atmosphere and an unmistakable autobiographical streak, taking readers to the heart of India and introducing them to the colourful cosmos of Hindi literature.