A Tamil writer well worth reading is Asokamithran , if you can find good translations of his novels or short stories. I was told by a friend that there is an excellent translation of his "padinettavadhu atchakkodu" (18th parallel), available in English . I don't know who the publisher is, though.
Vardhini ----- Original Message ---- From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:52:59 PM Subject: Re: [silk] Indian Economy's list of best Indian books. Pavithra Sankaran [29/05/07 20:45 -0700]: >--- Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> About your translated indian lit - DO read ponniyin >> selvan, and AK mahadevan's >> translations of sangam era tamil poetry. > >Surely you mean AK Ramanujam? yes! my brains seem to be melting :(
