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…
Tag: Telugu stories
Recapturing traditions in fiction by Nidadavolu Malathi
The Wake up Song they Sang y P. Sridevi.
Ramam was walking slowly, watching his steps. He was new to walking on a concrete road. The rain just stopped. The sun was blazing forth in full blast. It was still midday, nowhere near cooling down. The cement road was…
Coral Chain by Achanta Saradadevi
It was getting dark. Far away, the sun between two hills looked like a blood red sphere; the heat was gone. (Copyright artist: Rambabu Arle) The shades of lavishly floating clouds resembled leaves, flowers and small hills, and the sun…
The Native Element in Telugu stories By Nidadavolu Malathi.
We read stories—Russian, Chinese, Japanese, African—and learn about their culture. Some stories tell us we are not different. Their customs, habits, perceptions, social consciousness, family values and ethics appear to be so close to ours. They cry in the same…