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Number of Pages
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Language
English
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Book Summary
Discover A Portrait Of Love: Six Stories; One Novella, a vivid doorway into Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’—a cornerstone of modern Hindi literature known for daring prose and sharp social insight. This collection weaves together humor, heart, and critique, inviting adult readers and literature lovers to explore love, society, and the human spirit through the eyes of a fearless writer. The tone is thoughtful, often playful, and always deeply human.
In A Portrait Of Love: Six Stories; One Novella, Nirala’s hand guides you through a spectrum of settings and moments—from the earthy warmth of Billesur Bakriha, where rural life crackles with wit and tenderness, to the elegant tension of Lucknow’s urban landscape, where love collides with expectation. The journeys continue in colonial Calcutta, where writers and courtesans navigate power, longing, and consequence. Each piece carries an autobiographical whisper, a signature blend of satire and sympathy that makes the stories feel intimate and immediate. The collection also tackles pressing social themes—advocacy for oppressed castes, and the delicate dance between education, progress, and tradition—presented with clarity, humanity, and a lightness that keeps the pages turning.
Readers who finish A Portrait Of Love: Six Stories; One Novella emerge with a nuanced understanding of how love, duty, and society shape our choices. The book leaves you thoughtful, inspired, and more attuned to the enduring questions about humanity and culture that Nirala explored so boldly. It’s a compelling reminder of literature’s power to illuminate the universal through the specific, and a lasting invitation to revisit Hindi literary heritage with fresh eyes.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Modern Classics
Number of Pages
208
Language
English
SKU
9780143466376
ISBN
9780143466376
Binding
Hardback
MRP: ₹ 399
₹ 339
15% Off