Books of the week: From a translation of UR Ananthamurthy's Avasthe to Radhika Singha's The Coolie's Great War, our picks
HarperCollins India | Rs 499 | 240 pages Award-winning translator Narayan Hegde translates literary giant UR Ananthamurthy’s novel, first published in 1978, from the Kannada. It’s a country struggling with corruption, whose prime minister is on the way to becoming a ruthless dictator. From his sickbed, revolutionary leader Krishnappa Gowda tackles the schemes of party men, grapples with his conscience, and through a memory that comes and goes, looks for the true meaning of life. Read more about the book here. Out of Print: Ten Years: An Anthology of Stories Edited by Indira Chandrasekhar ...
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