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**Big A** · 09-27-2006, 07:00 AM

Balaji,
I think it is useful to see what is out there first..both in Tamil and in English. Didn't ka.naa.subramaniyam translate some Tamil stories into English? What about various Tamil collections like
Asokamithran's , Akilan's and saa.kandhasaamy
(for Sahitya Academi..which led to controversy)..
(I have seen reference to these in a recent Kumudam interview with writer Samudhram..).Should not these be first translated ? They have been chosen by well-known authors who probably have read a lot more than many of us...

A less controversial attempt is to identify the 'best' short story writers and choose one story for each...

09-27-2006, 07:00 AM	#5
Big A Join Date Oct 2005 Age 51 Posts 4,148 Administrator	Balaji, I think it is useful to see what is out there first..both in Tamil and in English. Didn't ka.naa.subramaniyam translate some Tamil stories into English? What about various Tamil collections like Asokamithran's , Akilan's and saa.kandhasaamy (for Sahitya Academi..which led to controversy).. (I have seen reference to these in a recent Kumudam interview with writer Samudhram..).Should not these be first translated ? They have been chosen by well-known authors who probably have read a lot more than many of us... A less controversial attempt is to identify the 'best' short story writers and choose one story for each...
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