Adi's Journal

Hey guys, last two days you didn’t see me introducing any more author to you. I took these two days to recollect what entire month has offered me as a blogger, writer and most importantly as a bibliophile, a reader. #BlogchatterA2Z

Today, we are at the last stop of our A to Z journey of this 2018 challenge. I would like to introduce you all to Zakaria Tamer, who is a Syrian short story writer. Tamer aka ‘little pea Ziad’ , is one of the most important and widely read and translated short story writer from Arab literary world. #BlogchatterA2Z

Yiyun Li is a Chinese American writer who sets her stories in 21st century China and still believes that her country is “Not Ready” for what she has to say, Come let’s meet her through her book ‘Gold Boy, Emerald Girl’ #BlogchatterA2Z

Xue Yiwei, A Chinese – Canadian storyteller is a maverick in contemporary Chinese literature. He has to leave the country to write his heart’s content. Come let’s meet him through his story collection ‘Shenzheners’

Hello guys, Meet Wells Tower; an American short story writer is a painter of under-recognized feelings. He considers himself as an old-fashioned short-story writer, hoping to keep the tradition alive.

V. S. Naipaul, Trinidad born, British – Indian author who is well known for his pessimistic novels set in developing countries and travel writings. In 2001, Naipaul was honored with Nobel Prize for literature. Let’s read the first book which he wrote; Miguel Street.

Born to reputed anthropologist couple Alfred Louis Kroeber and writer Theodora Kroeber, Ursula K. Le Guin is an American novelist. Though she crafted her stories mostly as a fantasy or science fiction, her stories were about being human.
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Tobias Wolff, An American author born in Alabama State is in his 70s. Writer, memoirist and novelist, he is most famous for This Boy’s Life and In Pharaoh’s Army. Tobias has written stories which takes you to small town America where joys, struggles despair and aspirations are equally small.

Satyajit Ray is not at all a new name for any Indian. He is a fantastic filmmaker with award winning films films like Pather Panchali, Aparajito and Apur Sansar on his name. However, Ray Saab has written numerous novels and stories predominantly of YA Fiction genre. To know more about his stories, please check this link.

I can guaranty that there won’t be a single person in India who doesn’t know this amazing visionary poet, storyteller and musician of Bengal; the honor of India, The Bard of Bengal; Rabindranath Tagore. Let’s read his Selected Short Stories published as Penguin Classics