The Art of Eastern Storytelling
Using examples ranging from Parasite to The Thousand and One Nights to the Mario video game franchise, Lien shows how storytelling staples in the West, such as the three-act structure and themes of empowerment and change, are far from universal. He introduces the East Asian four-act structure (kishotenketsu), as well as circular and nested structures, and explains how Eastern value systems such as collectivism can dictate form.
Long neglected in academic discourse in India, family photographs make a silent contribution to the histories of photography, marginality and the family. In this volume, the writers dwell on the importance of family photographs and their visual omnipresence in our daily lives.
Two timeless coming-of-age classics, heart-warming, enchanting with its dream-like narrative and compassion, an alternative reading of Indian reality in the mid- twentieth century, when the country was negotiating change and modernity.
This omnibus edition by Sudhin N. Ghose, compiles the first two novels—”And Gazelles Leaping” and “Cradle of the Clouds”—from his quartet published between 1949 and 1955.
I am describing here only that part of my life that I have known well. And having spent all my life painting, I confess that I am trying my hand at writing rather late in life. Each man’s experience of life is quite unique. But still, men do have certain common experiences through which they understand each other. But it has fallen to me to have a kind of experience that is not easily comparable to anyone else’s. A passage from the world of light to the world of darkness opened a new chapter in my life. The story of this experience is the main burden of this book.
A prominent Hindi poet’s compelling testament to the struggles and resilience of India’s marginalized communities. This collection, the first book-length translation of his work into English, brings a glimpse of a volatile nation coming to grips with its own existence to new readers.
His poetry highlights the ongoing fight for justice and identity in an ever-changing state that remains starkly relevant to the contemporary Indian polity. Dhanwa’s writing is a beacon for the working class, a testament to resistance, and a reminder that the struggle for a better world is both eternal and essential.
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