|
Shantinath Desai (1929-1998) was one of the leading modern authors of the Navya (modernist) movement in Kannada. He became active shortly after India achieved independence from the United Kingdom.〔(Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature )〕〔Modern kannada literature〕〔(Kamat's Potpourri )〕〔(Shantinath Desai Kannada Sangha )〕 In most of his novels, short stories, and essays, Desai explores the challenges of a changing society and its drift from traditional values. His first novel, ''Mukti'' (1961), narrates the protagonist's quest for an independent identity, liberation from the influence of a friend and his infatuation with the friend's sister. The second novel, ''Vikshepa'' (1971), tells the story of a village youth from northern Karnataka, who attempts to flee from his traditional environment by studying English in Bombay and later relocating to England. He was one of the best known writers in the genre of short stories in Kannada literature, which includes other prominent writers like U. R. Anantha Murthy, Yashwant Chittal, P. Lankesh, Ramachandra Sharma, Rajalakshmi Rao, and K. Sadashiva. His novel ''Om Namo'' ("Obeisance") won the Sahitya Akademi Award. Desai's important works include ''Mukti'' (Liberation) and ''Beeja''(The Seed). Shantinath Desai was also a professor of English at Shivaji University in Kolhapur, and later became the first vice chancellor of the then newly founded Kuvempu University in Shimoga.〔(Manyaverlag )〕 He has written seven novels and eight short story collections of which Rakshasa (1975) received the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award. His novels and stories have been frequently translated into various regional languages. He also published a book of critical works in English. ==Collections of his writings== He published eight collections of short stories: # ''Manjugadde'' (1959), # ''Kshitija'' (1966), # ''Dande'' (1971), # ''Ayda Kategalu'' (1977), # ''Rakshasa'' (1977), # ''Parivartane'' (1984), # ''Kurmavatara'' (1988), # ''Samagra Kategalu'' (2001); He also wrote seven novels: # ''Mukti'' (1961), # ''Vikshepa'' (1971), # ''Srishti'' (1979), # ''Sambandha'' (1982), # ''Antarala'' (1983), # ''Bija'' (1993), # ''Om Namo'' (which won the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously in 1999). Though Desai is remembered chiefly for his first novel ''Mukti'', which started the vogue of the Modernist novel in Modern Kannada literature, his finest work in fiction is undoubtedly his last novel ''Om Namo'' which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shantinath Desai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|