मेरी प्रिय कहानियाँ

by Amritlal Nagar

This ebook is from Rajpal and Sons, a 103 year-old publishing house headquartered in Delhi. Rajpal and Sons publishes books in English and Hindi languages, in non-fiction, fiction, classic and contemporary literature, and children categories.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

He started off as an author and journalist, but moved on to be an active writer in the Indian film industry for 7 years. He worked as a drama producer in All India Radio between December 1953 and May 1956. At this point he realised that a regular job would always be a hindrance to his literary life, so he devoted himself to freelance writing.

Often cited as the true literary heir of Premchand, Amritlal Nagar created his own independent and unique identity as a littérateur and is counted as one of the most important and multi-faceted creative writers of Indian literature.

Reviews

[Rohit · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are new to his work, this would be a good kickstart into exploring his range..most of the stories have the distinct smell of lucknow and its incorrigible 'lucknowwwas'!

[Amrendra · Rating 3 out of 5]

अपनी विशिष्ट जीवन दृष्टि और सहज मानवीयता के लिए जाने जाने वाले अमृतलाल नागर जी की इस पुस्तक में उनकी चुनिंदा 11 कहानियां हैं - शकीला की मां, कादिर मियां की भौजी, गोरखधंधा, छापे के हुरूफ, एटम बम, सूखी नदियां, एक दिल हजार दास्तान, धर्मसंकट, मोती की सात चलनियां, आदमी: जाना अनजाना, मां-बाप और बच्चे।

लखनवी पृष्टभूमि में रचित इन कृतियों में लेखक ने अमीरी और गारीबी को आमने सामने खड़ा कर उससे कहानी बनाई है। बदलते परिवेश और बदलते समाज की नैतिकता और इसके बीच गरीबी, बेरोजगारी, शोषण, मौकापरस्ती और आदर्शवाद का चित्रण उन्होंने अपने पात्रों और कथावस्तु में बखूबी किया है। 1936-1961 के बीच लिखी कहानियां यहां हैं और जिन्हें प्रेमचंद सरीखे लेखकों की रचनाएं पसंद हैं वे नागर जी का भी अध्ययन अवश्य करें।

[Akash · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was my first time reading Amritlal Nagar, and it was a huge disappointment. I found his writing completely boring and aimless that it’s hard to stay focused. The stories start randomly, go nowhere, and end without any impact. I struggled to finish and won’t be reading him again.