{"product_id":"the-shehnai-virtuoso-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Shehnai Virtuoso: and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDhumketu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJenny Bhatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dhumketu is a wonderfully gripping storyteller, and translator Jenny Bhatt has certainly done him justice in this excellent selection.\" \u003cb\u003e-Jennifer Croft, translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Books of Jacob\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tragic love story of a village drummer and his dancer lover . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA long-awaited letter that arrives too late . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA teahouse near Darjeeling, run by a mysterious queen . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shehnai Virtuoso\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the first substantial collection of Dhumketu's work to be available in English. A legend of Gujarati literature, Dhumketu revolutionized the short story in India. Characterized by a fine sensitivity, deep humanism, perceptive observation, and an intimate knowledge of both rural and urban life, his fiction has provided entertainment and edification to generations of Gujarati readers and speakers.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully translated for a wide new audience by Jenny Bhatt, these much-loved stories--like the finest literature--remain remarkable and relevant even today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDhumketu\u003c\/b\u003e was the pen name of Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi (1892-1965), one of the foremost writers in Gujarati and a pioneer of the short story form. He published twenty-four short story collections and thirty-two novels on social and historical subjects, as well as plays, biographies, memoirs, translations, travelogues, and literary criticism. Contemporary with Rabindranath Tagore, Munshi Premchand, and Saadat Hasan Manto, Dhumketu's contributions to Indian literature are just as wide-ranging and groundbreaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Bhatt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, translator, and book reviewer. Her short story collection, \u003ci\u003eEach of Us Killers\u003c\/i\u003e, won a 2020 Foreword INDIES award in the short stories category and was a finalist in the multicultural adult fiction category. Her writing has appeared in venues like the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLongreads\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMillions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Gujarat, India, and raised in Bombay, India, she now lives in Dallas, Texas. Find her at https: \/\/jennybhattwriter.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767207952672,"sku":"9781646051687","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d34e91aeccaa49cb4640b09a26ba8837.webp?v=1780306599","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-shehnai-virtuoso-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}