Genre: Fiction

Imprint: Moving Words


Translated from the Hindi and Edited by Rituparna Mukherjee

Indira Dangi, in this collection of short stories, exhibits the fine intricacies of today’s Indian life. Every single narrative in this book pictures the normal, seemingly ordinary moments and brilliantly brings out how they transcend mundaneness, offering the reader a poignant reflection on modern life. Her captivating and evocative way of telling stories takes the reader on a journey through the heart of India’s vibrant mosaic. A profound exploration of the shared human experience is what the reader will surely be gifted with these stories.

Book Details

Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎164 pages
ISBN-13: ‎‎ 978-8196690090
Formats: Paperback
Price: ₹325

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Winner of the Sahitya Academy Yuva Award – 2015, renowned short story writer and novelist Indira Dangi is a master storyteller, and a powerful and distinct voice of contemporary Hindi literature. With more than 50 short stories, four novels, and several plays to her credit; she has emerged as a vital force in the modern Indian literary landscape within just a little over 10 years since her debut. Dangi has managed to find a way of writing that is enjoyable for the general readers and satisfactory for the critics in equal measure.

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Her works of Drama are staged in the USA, Nepal, and other countries. Her works of fiction have been translated into Nepali, English, and other Indian Languages. She is also an active Professor and researcher steadfastly committed to the popularization of literature and humanity in the community through popular lectures and community engagement programs. She lives and works in Bhopal, MP, India..

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rituparna-mukherjee

Rituparna Mukherjee is a passionate multilingual translator of Bengali and Hindi short fiction and poetry into English. Apart from translating others, she has a knack of writing her own stories and poems. Her words have been published in international journals of repute. She teaches English and Communication Studies at Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata.

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She is the chief editor at The Antonym Magazine. Her first complete work in translation, The One-Legged, translated from Sakyajit Bhattacharya’s Ekanorey has been published by Antonym Collection publishing in January 2024.

Read some of her translation works.