On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 6:38 AM Venkatesh H R via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thaths’ previous thread made me think: I would very much like to read at > least one translated book from each Indian language that has a written > literature. > > Can you give me a list of books to read, along with the languages + > translated versions? Either fiction and non fiction will do. > +1. Good idea! I am usually wary of books translated from Indian languages into English because, in my experience, the quality of translation was lacking. But I have read some really good translations recently and I believe the trend is changing for the better. Two books come to mind for me: 1. The Eighteenth Parallel by Asokamitran (translated from Tamil) 2. Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag (translated from Kannada by Srinath Perur) The Sahitya Akademy's list of award winners <https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp> (if you can find those books in translation) is also a good place to begin. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo!
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