Requiem for an Unsung Revolutionary and other Stories

Author: Manju KakPublisher: Ravi DayalYear: 1996Language: EnglishPages: 177ISBN/UPC (if available): 8175300078 DescriptionThis collection of nineteen stories, written with a rare mix of humor, sensitivity and compassion, span the cycle of life, from childhood to old age, and women feature prominently in all.This volume contains nineteen stories by Manju Kak, twelve of which are being published here for the first time. In its essence the book is about people; but writing with a rare mix of humor, sensitivity and compassion, the author also reveals the nuances that fuse beings, even when the characters live in split worlds. The stories deal with people across a broad spectrum: from the depressive visionary Inquilaab in search of an unattainable ideal, to the displaced migrant servant Bisheshvar, to the displaced migrant servant Bisheshvar, to the angry old women waiting for death. Collectively, the stories span the cycle of life, from childhood to old age, and women feature prominentl