Collected Stories

This collection of Raja Rao's short fiction traverses the entire span of his literary career. These vibrant stories reveal his deep understanding of village life and his passion for India's freedom struggle and showcase his experimentation with form and style. They range from ones written by a struggling young writer to those of later years displaying a mature stylistic formalism. About the Author Raja Rao a path - breaker of Indian writing in English was born in Hassan Mysore. After he graduated from Madras University he went on to the University of Montpellier in France on a scholarship. He moved to the United States in 1966 where he taught at the University of texas at austin until 1980 when he retired as emeritus professor. A powerful and profound writer and a superb stylist Rao successfully and imaginatively appropiated English for the Indian narrative. He was honoured with India's second - highest civilian award the Padma Vibhushan in 2007 the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1988.