It takes the average reader 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Corpse Kesavan and Other Stories by Usha Rajagopalan
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
These eighteen stories are a tribute to extraordinary India. The simplelanguage and taut style enhance the uniqueness of every character.Ganesh is caught in a tussle between his wife and his mother and decidesthat it is Time to Act. Kesavan who earns his livelihood by buryingunclaimed bodies wonders what will happen to him when he dies. Thisstory, Corpse Kesavan, was made into a short film by the students of theManipal Institute of Communication and it won them the Article 19Best Film Award in 2006.Robin Hood shows how retirement can turn the best of men intopickpockets. In Between You and Me Dakshabehn's husband is delightedwhen she conceives after many years of marriage but what effect willthis news have on the narrator, such an intrinsic part of their lives? LadyMacbeth is about confrontation in marriage a confrontation thatcontinues even when the wife is dead.These are some of the characters who give life and colour to this collectionof short stories which includes prize winners in the Commonwealth ShortStory Competition in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Corpse Kesavan and Other Stories by Usha Rajagopalan is 153 pages long, and a total of 38,709 words.
This makes it 52% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 31 minutes to read Corpse Kesavan and Other Stories aloud.
Corpse Kesavan and Other Stories is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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