Download or read book Short Fiction from South India written by Subashree Krishnaswamy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text for students of literature, Short Fiction from South India brings together English translations of twelve short stories originally written in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. While the introduction sketches the phenomenon and history of translation in the Indian context, the exercises at the end of each unit encourage students to concentrate on various elements that constitute a story-theme, imagery, vocabulary and style.