dishaharaStarting to attempt a reading series of #Indianbooks in #translation on #bookstodon. A good starting point for English readers is the Sahitya Akademi translation prize in English - a list of all winners is here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sahitya_Akademi_Translation_Prize_winners_for_English
I think my first read is going to be O.V. Vijayan's 'After the Hanging' short stories collection.
Ok started with a different (and much more contemporary) book for my #Indianbooks in #translation. I finished Vasudhendra's 'Tejo-Tungabhadra', originally in Kannada, translated by Maithreyi Karnoor. It was a delightful read, and a perfect follow on to Rushdie's Victory City. One really doesn't learn enough about the Vijayanagara, Chola or other southern kingdoms in school.
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I'm slightly side-tracked now by The Saint of Bright Doors, but it will be OV Vijayan after that.
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