ISBN 9788119626885|Paperback|216 pages|2025|Niyogi Books
Through a rich tapestry of narratives, The Bitter-Fruit Tree And Other Stories highlights the region's diverse flora and fauna, while also shedding light on the social inequalities and contradictions woven into village life.
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The thirteen stories included in The Bitter-Fruit Tree And Other Stories bring to life the rhythms of village life in Sattari, a forested region in north-east Goa at the foothills of the Western Ghats. They capture the joys and struggles of poor villagers as they face nature’s fury or celebrate her blessings. Set along the banks of the Mhadei River—known downstream as the Mandovi—the stories explore the area’s social, cultural, religious, and agricultural traditions.
Through a rich tapestry of narratives, the collection highlights the region’s diverse flora and fauna, while also shedding light on the social inequalities and contradictions woven into village life. In these remote areas, broken pipelines disrupt water supplies. The powerful Mhadei overflows, destroying crops. Tilgo, a low-caste drummer, is denied even a small piece of land to bury his wife in the village he has always called home. Meanwhile, Madhu, a young educated man from the Mahar community, refuses to play the drum, rejecting the caste-based roles imposed on him.
These vivid slices of life reveal the deep bond the people of Sattari share with their land, offering stories that resonate with universal human emotions.
Author
Prakash Parienkar
Translator
Vidya Pai
Publisher
Niyogi Books
ISBN
9788119626885
Binding
Paperback
Pages
216
Year of Publication
2025
Condition
New
Country of Origin
India
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About The Contributors
Prakash Parienkar is an Associate Professor, Discipline of Konkani, at the Shenoi Goembab School of Languages and Literature, Goa University. He has written poetry, short stories, essays, drama and screenplays, and his novel <em>Puran</em> (2022) has received critical acclaim. He received the Sahitya Akademi award in 2023 for <em>Varsal</em>, his collection of Konkani short stories.<br/><br/>Vidya Pai has translated several books, while her translated essays and short stories appear in several anthologies. She received the Katha Award in 1994 and the Humanscape Translation Award in 1996.
About The Contributors
Prakash Parienkar is an Associate Professor, Discipline of Konkani, at the Shenoi Goembab School of Languages and Literature, Goa University. He has written poetry, short stories, essays, drama and screenplays, and his novel Puran (2022) has received critical acclaim. He received the Sahitya Akademi award in 2023 for Varsal, his collection of Konkani short stories.
Vidya Pai has translated several books, while her translated essays and short stories appear in several anthologies. She received the Katha Award in 1994 and the Humanscape Translation Award in 1996.
This book will be shipped in 2-4 days. The time taken for you to receive it will depend upon the mode you choose, while completing your purchase. The rates applicable for each mode are different. You will be informed after the order is shipped. Shipping costs depend on the mode chosen, the weight of the item, and the distance it will travel to reach its destination. Shipping costs will be charged depending on the weight of the entire purchase (if more than one item is purchased). The same shipping mode will apply to all products in such a case.
