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Suresh Joshi (1921–1986), an Indian novelist, short-story writer, critic, poet, translator, writer and academic in the Gujarati language.
A strong opponent of romantic tendencies in literature, Joshi influenced many up-and-coming writers in the 1960s and 1970s. His personal essays "are said to have introduced a new prose style in Gujarati literature," according to Gujarati scholar Sarala Jag Mohan.[1]
He was the chief exponents of experimentalist poetry in Gujarati, primarily through his literary criticism, rather than his poems.[2] Under his influence, form, technique and structure became far more important considerations within Gujarati poetry. The torments of the individual and literary craftsmanship became more highly esteemed, but intelligibility, lyricism and musicality were valued less, as were social concerns of the writer and even the contents of the work, according to Deepak B. Mehta.[3]
Existentialism and phenomenology were prime interests of his.[1]
Joshi promoted small magazines, including Kshilij and Manisha.[1]
Works
Books written by Joshi. Years are linked to corresponding "[year] in literature" or "[year] in poetry" article
Short stories
Novels
Essays
- Janantike[1]
Poetry
Literary criticism
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mohan, Sarala Jag, Chapter 4: "Twentieth-Century Gujarati Literature" (Google books link), in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN 9780313287787, retrieved December 10, 2008
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milwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ George, K. M., editor, Modern Indian Literature: An Anthology, published by Sahitya Akademi, 1992, ISBN 9788172013240, Chapter: "Modern Gujarati Literature" by Deepak B. Mehta