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Childhood (pre-reform Russian: Дѣтство; post-reform Russian: Детство, romanized: Détstvo) is the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released under the initials L. N. in the November 1852 issue of the popular Russian literary journal The Contemporary. [1] It is the first in a series of three novels, followed by Boyhood and ...
Samartha Vashishtha (born 1983) is an Indian poet writing in English and Hindi, his mothertongue. He has published three volumes of poems; two in English — Anhadnad, a collection of his childhood poems in the year 2000 and Shadows Don't Live in Walls in 2004 — and a book of poems in Hindi titled Sapne Mein Piya Pani (Rajkamal Prakashan, 2017). [1]
Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. [2] He has written several novels and poetry books. He has won several awards such as Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award.
Childhood in literature is a theme within writing concerned with depictions of adolescence. Childhood writing is often told from either the perspective of the child or that of an adult reflecting on their childhood. [1] Novels either based on or depicting childhood present social commentaries rooted in the views and experiences of an individual.
Allan Ahlberg is an English writer known for several best-selling children's books, both full of poetry and children's literature, illustrated by his wife Janet. [ 32 ] Arna Bontemps (1902 - 1973) born in Alexandria, Louisiana and raised in California, is one of the most well known black writers of the twentieth century. [ 33 ]
Fruit-Gathering (poems translated by Tagore from Gitali, Gitimalya, Balaka, Utsarga, Katha, Kheya, Smarana, Chitra etc.) [Poetry 4] Poetry 1916 Stray Birds (325 epigrams) [Poetry 5] Novel 1916 Chaturanga: Chaturanga [Novels 7] Quartet [Novels 3] Broken Ties [17] [Stories 7] Novel 1916 Ghare Baire: The Home and the World [Novels 8] [Novels 3 ...
Title Page of a 1916 US edition. A Child's Garden of Verses is an 1885 volume of 64 poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.It has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. [2]
The play closely follows the poem, not just in its sequence of events but also in much of its wording, making the Pārvatīparinaya appear as an effort to adapt an epic poem into a play. However, the play modifies certain elements of Kalidasa's plot, often adding details that evoke familiar features of well-known Sanskrit dramas.