About the Book Colours Caught in Mist is the English translation of Govind Mishra's Hindi novel Kobre Mein Quand Rang, a work of considerable maturity and craft. It is a novel written about the days past while it is being discussed in the present. It is thus a novel within a novel. In yet another innovation, fiction slips into life and vice versa. Two periods of time are juxtaposed on each other. The space of Saraswati, the innocent and dependent type of traditional woman, is taken over by the modern, confident and independent type Reva, who also critically analyses the novel so far written. Filled with memorable as well as breakout characters, this is one of the finest instances from contemporary Hindi fiction. This novel received the Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2008.
About the Author Govind Mishra (b.1939) is an eminent scholar and writer in Hindi. He was Assistant Professor of English before joining the Indian Revenue Service where he served from 1961-1997. Author of several novels, short stories, literary essays, travelogues, his well-known works include, Lal Pili Zamin. Dhool Pandbon Par (Novels), Antahpur, Mujbe Babar Nikalo (short stones), Aur Yatrayen, Samud Anayaas, etc. He is a recipient of the Premchand Award, Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award, Vyas Samman, Sahitya Akademi Award and the Saraswati Samman.
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