Book Review- The Curse: Short Stories by Salma (Translated by N Kalyan Raman)

Namrata reviews Salma’s short story collection, The Curse: Short Stories translated by N Kalyan Raman (Speaking Tiger, 2020) emphasizing how the plausibility of these stories remains intact across the globe.

Publisher: Speaking Tiger
Year of Publishing: October 2020
ISBN-13: 978-9389958874
Price: INR 350/-

Writing is extremely political. Salma When author Salma states this, you immediately connect it with her line of works which largely includes stories of Muslim women from Tamil Nadu living in rural areas. Her writing explores their challenges when it comes to physical and mental health.

Salma is a prolific writer in Tamil literature, who dabbles in both poetry and fiction. Her novel Irandaam Jaamangalin Kadhai published in 2004 is considered a landmark achievement for many reasons. It was later translated into English as The Hour Past Midnight in 2009 by Lakshmi Holmstrom. In 2019, she went on to the fourth Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia award for poetry.

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A perfect SUNDAY

Remember the time when Sundays used to mean waiting for the evening, to be glued to TV screens for the popular award functions? That was my defination of perfect Sunday. Well today is going to one such as (clearing throat) I have been awarded. (*** Doing the happy dance***) Source: Google Images

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