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Unwinding – and other Contemporary Tamil Short Stories is an anthology collection of selected short stories translated, edited and compiled by Ms. Jayanthi Shankar. ‘Never before has an English translation of an Anthology of Tamil short stories offered such universality, insight, and literary merit and indeed no other elicit authentic global voices so poignantly. 43 short stories of the millennium from 10 countries include immigrant stories as a global platform. These bring together first ever, a comprehensive selection of modern short stories that capture colourful contemporary global Tamil experience. This monumental compilation of a staggering 500 pages undertaken by Jayanthi Sankar, a prominent writer, and a thoughtful translator, brings to the surface important literary conversations that encompass the globe in its entirety. Tamil world will forever be indebted to her and all the writers.’ Appadurai Muttulingam, Writer, Canada.
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About the Author: Jayanthi Sankar, the author of Dangling Gandhi, a collection literary short fictions, was born and brought up in India and lives in Singapore since 1990. Creatively active from 1995, she is in the process of writing her first novel. She has edited and translated the Global Anthology of 43 contemporary Tamil short stories 'Unwinding' with contributions from 10 countries and published in July 2019. She has been published in several magazines and ezines like the indianruminations, museindia, The Wagon, inOpinion. Her short stories have found places in various anthologies including 'the other'. She has been invited to participate in the panels of literary festivals such as (Asia Pacific Writers & Translators) APWT 2018 at Gold coast, Singapore Writers Festival, Seemanchal International Literary Festival, ASEAN- India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Writers Festival. Also a watercolour artist, she has been a freelancer for more than a decade and a half, with three years of experience in journalism..
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