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Wilting Laughter:
Three Tamil Poets
by R Cheran, VIS Jayapalan, Puthuvai Ratnathurai
edited, translated & introduced by Chelva Kanaganayakam |
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Translation/Poetry
ISBN:
9781894770590
Paper, $28.95
140 pages
Published: Nov 2009 |
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This collection brings together seventy-five poems by three
internationally known Tamil poets, whose works, over the last
three decades, have dealt with issues ranging from ethnicity and
nationalism, to religion and diaspora. Together they have shaped
the Tamil literary tradition, urging the reader to look at the
past and present in new and important ways. All three poets have
confronted the reality of Sri Lankan violence, displacement, and
struggle in different ways, but reading them together reveals
both connections and differences. |
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R Cheran published his
first collection of poetry in 1983. He has published seven
collections in all, in addition to numerous essays and articles.
A sociologist by training, he lives and works in Canada, where
he is a professor at the University of Windsor.
VIS Jayapalan brought out his first collection of poems
in 1970. In addition to five volumes of poetry, he has also
published fiction and critical articles on a range of topics. A
graduate of the University of Jaffna, he currently lives in
Norway.
Puthuvai Ratnathurai published his first collection in
1970. His corpus consists of six collections of poems. Although
best known for his political poetry, his works move across a
range of experiences. His present whereabouts are unknown.
Chelva Kanaganayakam teaches English literature at the
University of Toronto. He has published and edited several books
on postcolonial literature, South Asian writing, Canadian
literature, and Tamil studies. |
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