Edited by Geeta Dharmarajan
Katha
Pages: 297
Price: Rs 250
Katha Prize Stories: Best of the 90s
As Katha enters its teens, a volume such as this was only waiting to be put together. And how! The publishing house has loudly announced that it has acquired an impressive following for its English translations of the best of contemporary Indian literature in largely error-proof, readable and attractive volumes.
The front cover proclaims that the short stories in the anthology have been selected by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Govind Nihalani, Gulzar, Rituparno Ghosh and Sharmila Tagore.
Rest assured, though, it appears to be a coincidence that the celebrity selectors are better known for their work in cinema. In any case, all short stories have appeared earlier in Katha
