Under The Wild Skies

This anthology of Malayalam Short Stories is an attempt to document the literary evolution of a relatively new genre through its different phases highlighting the major aesthetic shifts and philosophic revolts. Chiselled and perfected by master craftsmen like Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, Thakazhi Sivasankara -Pillai, S.K. Pottekkatt, Lalithambika Antharjanam, T. Padmanabhan, M.T. Vasudevan Nair, O.V. Vijayan, Sethu, M. Mukundan, Zacharia, Kamala Das and N.S. Madhavan among others, these translated specimens give an insight into the thematic diversity and formal rich- ness of short story in Malayalam. Shri Satchidanandan is the author of 15 collections of poetry and an equal number of collections of translations from world poetry and Indian poetry. At present, he is the Secretary of Sahitya Akademi. New Delhi.Shri Satchidanandan is the author of 15 collections of poetry and an equal number of collections of translations from world poetry and Indian poetry. He has served as the Secretary of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.