Spark of light : short stories by women writers of Odisha /

Spark of light : short stories by women writers of Odisha /

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Imprint:	Edmonton, Alberta : AU Press, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Mingling voices Mingling voices.
Subject:	Short stories, Oriya -- India -- Odisha. Oriya literature -- Women authors. Short stories, Oriya -- Translations into English. Oriya literature -- Women authors. Short stories, Oriya. India -- Odisha. Short stories, Oriya Short stories. Translations. Short stories.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13418632

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Other authors / contributors:	Kar, Supriya, editor. Henitiuk, Valerie, editor.
ISBN:	9781771991681 1771991682 9781771991698 1771991690 9781771991704 1771991704 9781771991674 1771991674
Notes:	PDF: Unrestricted online access. Unrestricted online access. EPUB: Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Online access with authorization.
Summary:	"Spark of Light is a diverse collection of short stories by women writers from the Indian province of Odisha. Originally written in Odia and dating from the late nineteenth century to the present, these stories offer a multiplicity of voices-some sentimental and melodramatic, others rebellious and bold-and capture the predicament of characters who often live on the margins of society. From a spectrum of viewpoints, writing styles, and motifs, the stories included here provide examples of the great richness of Odishan literary culture. In the often shadowy and grim world depicted in this collection, themes of class, poverty, violence, and family are developed. Together they form a critique of social mores and illuminate the difficult lives of the subaltern in Odisha society. The work of these authors contributes to an ongoing dialogue concerning the challenges, hardships, joys, and successes experienced by women around the world. In these provocative explorations of the short-story form, we discover the voices of these rarely heard women."--
Other form:	Spark of light.: Edmonton, Alberta : AU Press, 2016. Mingling voices Mingling voices

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The mendicant
They too are human
The vigil
In bondage
Ruins
Pata Dei
A timeless image
The ring
Man of the century
The mystic bird
The lotus man
A fistful of hope
Curfew
The trap
A writer's alter ego
A mother from Kalahandi
The sound of silence
The worn-out bird
A kerchief of sky
Misery knows no bounds
Moonrise
Shadows of the moon
Sin
Mother
Four microstories
Droplets of memories.