Hats and Doctors offers English readers the opportunity to savour, for the first time, the work of Upendranath Ashk, one of Hindi literatures bestknown and most controversial authors. The stories in this collection often display a wry sense of humour, such as The Dal Eaters in which a family of cheapskates journeys to Kashmir. While Ashks satirical eye is employed to great effect in The Cartoon Hero, where a hapless traveller encounters a petty politician on a train, his talent for capturing human frailties is amply evident in Furlough and In the Insane Asylumtwo thought-provoking stories that later became part of his novel Girti Divarein. And finally, stories such as Mr Ghatpande and Hats and Doctors give the reader a glimpse of some of Ashks primary personal preoccupations: his health and his hats. Exhibiting a lightness of touch and a deep engagement with the human condition, these stories come alive in Daisy Rockwells delightful translation.

Hats And Doctors

Literature & Fiction

Ashk, Upendranath

Classics

India Penguin Modern Classics

Magnificent . . . Ashk writes with a clear hand and is served well by Daisy Rockwell as she recreates a compelling narrative Dawn Unfolding over the course of a single day, Ashk s sweeping sequel to Falling Walls explores the inner struggles of Chetan, an aspiring young writer, as he roams the labyrinthine streets of 1930s Jalandhar, haunted by his thwarted ambitions but intent on fulfilling his dreams. Smarting from his recent failures in Lahore and Shimla, Chetan is faced with the prospect of taking up a dead-end job. To make matters worse, he is married to a woman he does not love and is pining for another man s wife. Constrained by his circumstances, wracked with remorse and regret, he desperately seeks a way out of his myriad problems. And as he trudges around Jalandhar, constantly running into people he d rather avoid, Chetan finds himself confronting the tangled memories, frailties and fears that assail him. Intensely poignant and vividly evocative, In the City a Mirror Wandering is an exploration of not only a dynamic, bustling city but also the rich tapestry of human emotion that consumes us all.

In the City a Mirror Wandering

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Hats And Doctors

In the City a Mirror Wandering