A collection of 16 brilliant and evocative stories from contemporary short fiction in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. The stories, by writers both new and established, have been translated into English especially for this volume. The collection is edited by Githa Hariharan and each language section is introduced by an eminent literary figure in that language.

On A Southern Harvest

"...an eye-opener to the literary trends in South India..."

Business Standard

"...illustrates that short fiction in South India is in a healthy state."

World Literature Today

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Katha/Rupa, New Delhi, 1993