Ten Short Stories by Suresh Joshi

Suresh Joshi (1921-1986) made his fictional debut with the publication of his short story collection Grihapravesh in 1957. It was followed by four other collections.

His short stories infused the art of short fiction in Gujarati with a sense of novelty and gave a philosophy to modern writing in the language in general. He generated a profound modernist enthusiasm in the field and ushered in a new era in Gujarati literature.

Joshi's short stories expose cultural fissures while devising links to trace pathways to the country of the mind.

J. Birjepatil, the editor of this volume, has brought together ten of the finest short stories of Suresh Joshi, translated by some of the best practitioners in the field. Birjepatil taught English in Marlboro college, Marlboro, USA.

To begin where Suresh Joshi's first poem was born, one must travel to the banks of the river Zhankari, not far from the rippling fields of Tapi Valley. Night and day, old carriages of the Surat-Bhusawal branchline of Western Railway still creak along the riverside. Not so long ago it was a fairyland, with a fortress looming over the valley, sunlight dappling the forest floor and star-studded night skies like the gilded ceiling of a Maharaja's palace.

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