作者: Kirin Narayan

Swamiji, a Hindu holy man, is the central character of Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels. He reclines in a deck chair in his modern apartment in western India, telling subtle and entertaining folk …

Creativity and play erupt in the most solemn of everyday worlds as individuals reshape traditional forms in the light of changing historical circumstances. In this lively volume, fourteen distinguish …

A long-lost collection of Indian fairy tales transcribed by the daughter of the British governor of Bombay.In the cold months of 1865, young Mary Frere and her father, Bartle Frere, British governor …

In 1969, young Kirin Narayan s older brother, Rahoul, announced that he was quitting school and leaving home to seek enlightenment with a guru. From boyhood, his restless creativity had continually s …

Kirin Narayan’s imagination was captured the very first time that, as a girl visiting the Himalayas, she heard Kangra women join their voices together in song. Returning as an anthropologist, she bec …

Creativity and play erupt in the most solemn of everyday worlds as individuals reshape traditional forms in the light of changing historical circumstances. In this lively volume, fourteen distinguish …

Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer but he wrote more than just plays and stories. In Alive in the Writing an intriguing hybrid of writing guide, biograp …

Exploring family stories reveals the rich history of a seventh-century Buddhist shrine. As a young girl in Bombay, Kirin Narayan was enthralled by her father s stories about how their ancestors had m …