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“vidya pai”

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  • 5 Stories: Konkani

    Translated by Vidya Pai ...
    by Vidya Pai ...
    5 STORIES is a journey by language across the Indian subcontinent. Its vehicle, the long short-story written by masters of the form, of perfect length and depth, brimming with pleasure and insight. Brought together expertly by editor-translators, each collection is an immersion in the local that features a range of diverse voices.Stories by:Pundalik NaikDamodar MauzoMahabaleshwar SailJayanti ... Read more

    $4.79 USD

  • Mirage and other stories

    by Damodar Mauzo ...
    Translated by Vidya Pai ...
    Damodar Mauzo is among the foremost contemporary writers in Konkani, with several works to his credit, among them five short story collections, three novels and two biographical sketches. His novel Karmelin, for which he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983, has been published in translation in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Oriya, Asamiya, Gujarati and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Age of Frenzy

    by Mahabaleshwar Sail, Vidya Pai ...
    It's 1510. The Portuguese arrive in Goa armed with guns, swords and crucifixes to the agricultural village of Adolshi. As tigers prowl about, cow bones appear in wells, chariot wheels break on festival day, a sense of foreboding fills the Hindus, who have been living there peacefully. The Portuguese king has licenced Jesuits to take over, and staunch white men move about preaching the word of the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Age of Frenzy

    by Mahabaleshwar Sail, Vidya Pai ...
    It's 1510. The Portuguese arrive in Goa armed with guns, swords and crucifixes to the agricultural village of Adolshi, where Hindus have been living peacefully. A sense of foreboding fills them as tigers prowl, cow bones appear in wells, chariot wheels break on festival day. The Portuguese king has licenced Jesuits to take over and staunch white men move about preaching the word of the Son of God. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Japanese Tales

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    Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, ... Read more

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  • Panchatantra - 51 short stories with moral

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    51 short and illustrarted stories from the Panchatantra. Panchatantra is from two Sankrit words "Pancha" means five and "tantra" means strategies. Panchantantra is part of Indian folklore for over 400 years now. This book retells 51 short stories from the compilation along with illustrations.The stories revolves around the five strategies:- The Gain of Friends, Discord amongst friends, Of Crows ... Read more

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  • Hojoki

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  • 71 Golden Tales of Panchatantra - Wisdom tales from India's rich past, retold for today's young readers

    by SANTHINI GOVINDAN ...
    The Panchatantra stories are over 5000 years old. Originally narrated in Sanskrit, they were popularised in their present form by Pandit Vishnu Sharma. Legend has it that King Amar Shakti asked Pandit Sharma to impart worldly wisdom to his three sons. Pandit Sharma agreed to do this within six months. Thereupon, he narrated stories daily with subtle messages that taught various qualities for ... Read more

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  • Strange Tales from Japan

    99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural

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    Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories!Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside.The captivating tales in this volume include:The Vengeance of Oiwa — The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond ... Read more

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  • Japanese Tales from Times Past

    Stories of Fantasy and Folklore from the Konjaku Monogatari Shu

    This collection of translated tales is from the most famous work in all of Japanese classical literature—the Konjaku Monogatari Shu.This collection of traditional Japanese folklore is akin to the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer or Dante's Inferno—powerfully entertaining tales that reveal striking aspects of the cultural psychology, fantasy, and creativity of medieval Japan—tales that still resonate ... Read more

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