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Amrapalli and Other Stories

Name: Amrapalli and Other Stories
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Author: Surendra Mohanty

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Translating Surendra Mohanty is a unique experience for various reasons. Many literary critics have unanimously agreed that Surendra Mohanty is at his creative best when he pens down his short stories. The most admirable qualities that his short stories possess is that they are not restricted

to any particular theme or area; rather, they encompass an extensive variety of subject matters including history, mythology, modernity, the evolving society and the changing individual etc. The varied spectrum of themes, areas and concerns that he introduces in his stories provide him wide recognition, fame and acceptability as a writer amongst the audience. Mohanty seems to have developed a particular interest in Buddhism and its history for which he has penned some of his stories like “Pita Putra” (“Father and Son”) and “Mahanirvana” (“The Salvation”) and in my estimation, some of Mohanty’s finest stories are in fact his stories based on Buddhism and its history.

Categories: Short Story, Translation

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About the Author

Surendra Mohanty, an eminent Odia writer and politician, was born on 21 June 1922 and died on 21 December 1990. A writer of unique creative acumen, Mohanty wrote many fictional and non-fictional works that continue to remain his significant contribution to the immense literary reservoir of Odia language. Apart from being a writer of great eminence and phenomenal reputability, Mohanty also held many important literary and political positions in the state; he was the president of Odisha Sahitya Academy from 1981 to 1987 and also the first editor and later, chief editor for the newspaper The Sambad. Mohanty has penned around 50 books belonging to different genres including short stories, novels, travelogues, criticism and biographies. Some of his well-known novels are Nilasaila (The Blue Mountain) and Andha Diganta (The Dark Horizon) whereas some of his famous short stories include “Mahanirvana” (“The Salvation”), “Yadubansa” (“The Yadu Dynasty”), “Mahanagarira Ratri” (“Night in the Metropolis”) and “Rajadhani” (“The Capital City”).

Dr. Sambit Panigrahi is a Professor of English at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. He holds a Ph. D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and his Ph. D. dissertation is on eminent, modern British writer Joseph Conrad. Dr. Panigrahi is the author of a critical book Patriarchy against Nature/Woman: A Green Study of Joseph Conrad’s Fiction and an anthology of poems The Lost Earth and Other Poems. He has published many scholarly articles in journals of national and international repute and has conducted multiple national and international seminars, conferences and symposiums. He specializes in modern and postmodern literatures and has written many research articles on famous British author Joseph Conrad and renowned Italian author Italo Calvino. Dr. Panigrahi’s current interest lies in translation studies and he has undertaken many projects of translating literary works of eminent Odia writers into English with an objective to create a wider audience for the immense literary wealth that exists in Odia language.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Eagle Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 September 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1645604349
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645604341
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 313 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.4 x 21.59 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
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