{"product_id":"selected-satire-fifty-years-of-ignorance-paperback","title":"Selected Satire: Fifty Years of Ignorance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShrilal Shukla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Satire: Fifty Years of Ignorance\u003c\/i\u003e brings together about 20 satire pieces of eminent Hindi writer, Shrilal Shukla. Most noted for his novel Raag Darbari, for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award, Shukla also wrote several collections of satirical essays and short stories. \u003cbr\u003eThe pieces in this volume include his socio-political and cultural satires, where he caricaturizes politicians, mocks the bureaucracy (many of whom were his friends), and picks on the so-called developmental schemes of the government. A couple of pieces are also about small town attitudes and pretentions of intellectuals. The overall flavour is of an irreverence to authority and humour drawn from everyday occurrences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost noted for his novel \u003ci\u003eRaag Darbari\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award, Shrilal Shukla also wrote several collections of satirical essays and short stories. He was a recipient of the Jnanpith Award and the Padma Bhushan. Matt Reeck previously translated Intizar Hussain's \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e and Manto's \u003ci\u003eBombay Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His poetry and his translations have been published in many national magazines. He won a Fulbright Scholarship to travel to India, and he has received PEN and NEA translation grants for his translation work from Urdu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766377644320,"sku":"9780143452195","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7c28b59f35ca9e4497ad46eacea3e956.webp?v=1780291519","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/selected-satire-fifty-years-of-ignorance-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}