Krishna Baldev Vaid
Krishna Baldev Vaid (Hindi: कृष्ण बलदेव वैद) (born 27 July 1927) is a Hindi fiction writer and playwright, noted for his experimental and iconoclastic narrative style.
Early life
Vaid studied at Punjab and Harvard universities.[1]
Career
He has taught at Indian and American universities. His work has been translated and published in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Japanese and several Indian languages.[2] His works include Uska Bachpan (1957) translated into English by Vaid and published as Steps in Darkness ,Bimal Urf Jayen to Jayen Kahan translated into English as Bimal in Bog (1974) and Guzara Hua Zamana (1981) translated into English as The Broken Mirror.
Selected short stories in English translation were published as Silence and Other Stories ( Writer's Workshop, 1972),Dying Alone: A novella and Ten Short Stories (Penguin, 1992), and The Sculptor in Exile ( Penguin Books, 2014).
Personal life
After retirement as Professor of English from State University of New York, Potsdam. in 1985, Vaid lived in the US and divided his time between India and the US.
Works
Novels
- Uska Bachpan .
- Bimal Urf Jayen to Jayen Kahan .
- Nasreen
- Ek Naukrani Ki Diary
- Dard La Dava
- Doosra Na Koi
- Guzara Hua Zamana
- Kala Kolaj
- Maya Lok
- Nar Nari
Short-story collections
- Beech ka Darwaza .
- Mera Dushman.
- Bodhisatva ki Biwi.
- Badchalan Biwiyo ka Dweep.
- Doosra Kinare Se'
- Lapata
- Uske Bayan
- Vah aur main
- Khali Kitab Ka jadoo
- Pravas Ganga
- Khamoshi
- Alap Lila
- Pita Ki Parchhaiyan
- Mera Dushman: Sampoorn Kahaniyan Part 1
- Raat ki Sair: Sampoorn Kahanian Part 2
Story collections in English translation
- Silence (Writers Workshop, Calcutta,1972)
- The Sculptor in Exile (Penguin Books, 2014—issue in Modern Classics series)
Plays
- Bhookh Aag Hai
- Hamari Boodhiya
- Pariwar Akhada
- Savaal aur Swapna
- Mona Lisa ki Muskaan
- Kehte hain Jisko Payar
- Unt ka Ujala
Diaries
- Khvab hai Divane ka
- Shama har Rang mein
- Duboya Mujhko Hone Ne
- Jab Aankh Khul Gayee
Interviews
- Javab Nahin
- Criticism
- Shikast Ki Avaaz
- Criticism in English
- Technique in the Tales of Henry James (Harvard University Press, 1964)
Novels in English translation
- Bimal in Bog ( National Publishing House, 1972)
- The Diary of a Maidservant (Oxford University Press, 2007)
- Dying Alone , novella and ten stories (Penguin Books,1992)
- The Broken Mirror (Penguin Books, 1994,2014—issued in Modern Classics series))
- Steps in Darkness (Orion Press,1962, Penguin Books, 1995,2014—issued in Modern Classics series)
References
- ↑ Nirmal Verma (15 November 2013). Days of Longing. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-93-5118-401-0. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ↑ "Penguin Books". Retrieved 17 November 2016.