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Shashi Deshpande (born 1938) is an Indian novelist. She is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri Award in 1990 and 2009 respectively.
Shashi Deshpande is one of the eminent novelists of contemporary Indian literature in English. Western readers align her with Anita Desai. Indeed, both writers' work centres around women's lives in modern Indian society.
Sep 27, 2021 · Just like a staunch feminist she “seeks to discover the female author’s quest for empowerment through self-expression by escaping the controlling authority of the male in the realm of social/sexual power” and examines the ‘double colonization’ of women under imperial and patriarchic condition.
Novelist and short story writer, Shashi Deshpande began her career with short stories and has by now authored nine short story collections, twelve novels and four books for children. Three of her novels have received awards, including the Sahitya Akademi award for `That Long Silence'.
She is the author of four children’s books and seven previous novels, the best known of which are The Dark Holds No Terror, That Long Silence, which won the Sahitya Akademi award, Small Remedies and Moving On. Shashi Deshpande lives in Bangalore with her pathologist husband.
Novelist and short story writer, SHASHI DESHPANDE has eleven novels, two crime novellas, a number of short story collections, a book of essays, and four children’s books to her credit. Three of her novels have received awards, including the Sahitya Akademi award for That Long Silence.
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A Matter of Time. Shashi Deshpande. Feminist Press at CUNY, 2001 - Family & Relationships - 269 pages. One morning, with no warning, Gopal, respected professor, devoted husband, and caring...
Collected Stories, Volume 1. Shashi Deshpande. Penguin Books India, 2003 - Fiction - 240 pages. Not Many Readers Of Shashi Deshpande May Be Aware That Her First Experiments In Writing Fiction...
Shashi Deshpande was born in 1938. She was the daughter of a famous dramatist and writer, Shriranga. She received an English education at a protestant mission school in Karnataka.
Oct 4, 2021 · Shashi Despande, an Indian women writer portrays the universal experience of family relationships in her novels. Through, the protagonist’s relationship with other characters, especially with their family members, she emphasizes her attitudes and approaches to women and nature, Thereby, conceptualizing female identity.
