The Train That Had Wings: Selected Stories of M. Mukundan
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The Train That Had Wings: Selected Stories of M. Mukundan

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A collection of story-vignettes by one of India's best contemporary authorsProduct DetailsISBN-13: 9780891480914 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: U of M Center for South Asian Studies Publication Date: 01-01-2005 Pages: 152 Product Dimensions: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34dAbout the Author M. MUKUNDAN is one of the most successful modernist authors in Malayalam literature. He has acquired a considerable following among the literati and the general populace of Kerala, a small state of palm trees, trading ports, and paddy fields in southwestern India. Mukundan is best known for his compelling descriptions of life in the culturally heterogenoeous small former French colony called Mahe in present-day Kerala. His most beloved works are his novels--On the Banks of the Mayyazhi River, God's Mischief, and The Lamentations of Kesavan. But for experiments with language, images, and style, Malayalam literature is indebted to Mukundan's short stories. Donald R. DAVIS Jr. is Professor of Asian Studies at

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