Sprinkling outside; inside the air was at a dead stop, causing humid. The house was a crummy dump. It felt like the time had come to a standstill for over ten thousand years. No dialogue between the father and the…
Month: February 2023
Magical Realism in the Stories of Munipalle Raju
by Nidadavolu Malathi I have known Sri Munipalle Raju for over 60 years. I have come to know of his experiments with magical realism only in April 2014, when I started working on a translation of his anthology, Astitvanadam Aavali…
Recapturing traditions in fiction by Nidadavolu Malathi
I was twelve or thirteen at the time. A young man used to come to our house for meals once a week. I do not know where he is now or what he is doing. Nevertheless I have this one…
Editing My Translation: My Struggle for a Perfect Translation
“There is always room for improvement” is a common precept among the elite. Does that mean there is no such thing as a “perfect translation”? That may be true. But, in reality, we have to stop somewhere and say, “I…