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The Golden Jackal and Other Stories

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Like a face in the crowd, Rajanikanta Mohanty stands obviously apart from the host of golden daffodils of Odia story tellers. Because his apprehension of the multifoliate reality cascading rhythmically all around is, by all means, novel but natty. His sensitive response as a superb creative genius to the panorama and pageantry of contemporary human frailties and frivolities commands both respect and love of enlightened readers. His universe, by no means, registers any hanky-panky since his absolute and obsessive fidelity to experience is unobtrusive and intuitive. In him the reader meets a genius that speaking to men, enters and possesses him/her emotionally and intellectually. A seasoned timber, Rajanikanta has already carved a niche for himself in heterogeneous readers’ hearts. In fact, one does not find very many Odia story tellers like him. The stories in this collection exemplify his satisfying and salubrious departure (In fact Rajani’s trademark) from the hackneyed way of pitching’ the yarn especially thematically. In this connection, it won’t be wide off the mark to remark that he is a literary seer who sees and shows the ‘Viswarupa’ (cosmic form) of our existence. The collection has 16 powerful short stories.

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An inherent feel for nature becomes evident when one goes through the stories of Rajanikanta Mohanty. Quietly, unobtrusively, he can delve into the abstract as he goes on writing about the common conflicts in life. A different storyteller altogether.

— Jayanta Mahapatra, poet

About the Author

Rajanikanta Mohanty (1952) has innovated quite a bit in the realm of modern and post-modern Odia short stories, influenced many. He has eleven short story collections, six novels, two poetry collections, and a criticism book published to his credit. His stories in English appeared in Indian literature (New-Delhi), The Challenge (Jamshedpur), Dasuram’s Script (Harper Collins, India), SAARC Nations short stories publication (Colombo) and begged wide response and high appreciations. He is the winner of Odisha Sahitya Academy award in 2004 for his short story collection Jhipi Jhipi Andhar (Drizzling darkness).

Dr. Brajamohan Mishra (1949) taught English literature in different colleges of Odisha from 1973-2006. A polyglot, bilingual writer, translator and orator, Dr. Mishra has published books such as The Poetry of T.S. Eliot (literary criticism), Nabakrushna Choudhury, Skanda Purana-The Utkal part, Mahatma banam Gandhi, In quest of happiness (Translation), Priti o Pratyaya, Dala Satya Jagat Mithya, Sambodhi (Essays and criticisms in Odia).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Eagle Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 22 January 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 164560246X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645602460
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 209 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 0.94 x 21.59 cm
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
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Brajamohan Mishra