| The Boy who talked to trees | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Yashwant V. Chittal |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada, and English language |
| Genre(s) | Short story collections |
| Publisher | Penguin books |
| Publication date | 1983 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Muru Darigalu (The three ways) (a film was made in Kannada language) |
The Boy who talked to trees is a collection of short stories by Yashwant V. Chittal who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983. The book was translated into English by Ramachandra Shrama and Padma Ramachandra in 1994 published by Penguin Books. The book includes 13 stories, all set in the fictional village of Hanehalli or in Bandra a suburban area in the city of Mumbai. Each of the stories in this collection revolves around a situation in which ordinary men and women are subjected to pressures so extreme… that it will test their capacity to the truly human. A piece Katheyadalu Hudugi (The Girl Who Became A story) received the National award.