Hey all,
I hope you’ll are doing well. Recently, I came across a Marathi poem titled ‘पिपात मेले ओल्या उंदीर’ (trans. A rat died in a wet barrel) by the poet B. S. Mardhekar. I was awe – struck by the writing, primarily because of the fact that I hadn’t read such a poem in Marathi ever before. It’s subject matter and poetic structure were post modern, something quite unprecedented in Marathi poetry.
This got me thinking: B. S. Mardhekar resembles T. S. Eliot in several aspects. There would be many such similarities between Indian and Foreign writers. Consider this to be a form of comparative literature. This exercise may help us discover (lesser known) writers from all over the world.
Let me start with one: Marathi short story writer Vilas Sarang resembles Haruki Murakami in terms of prose and narrative structure.
What are some of your comparisons?
I’d be looking forward to your responses.
I would also be looking forward to comparisons from other parts of the world.
by sooryanaamah_24