Contemporary Marathi Literature (An Old And Rare Book)

Dr. Vishwas Kanadey (b. 1929-) is a noted short-story writer, poet and critic of Marathi Literature. His short-story Sasa Ani Samudrapakshi was awarded the Kirloskar Prize. Some of his short-stories have been included in the anthologies of Best Marathi Short-Stories, such as Hans Katha, Kirloskar-Katha and Sarvotkrishta Marathi Katha. His poems and critical articles have appeared in leading Marathi journals like Satyakatha, Navbharat, Pratishthan, etc. He has also published a monograph on Dante in Navabharat. Dr. Kanadey, who retired recently as Professor and Head, Post-Graduate Department of English, Nagpur University, published several research papers, some of which were included in his first book Critical Essays (1981). This was followed by another book - Nature in Modern English Poetry (1985). Dr. Kanadey studied Linguistics and Language Teaching at Manchester University as a British Council Scholar during 1964-65.