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About the book:The Heterogeneity of Story Writing: A Critical Evaluation of Eight Indian Short Story Writers in English is truly heterogenic in themes and settings and typically Indian in different flavors. They have established that Indian Story Writers are remarkably creative at improvisation in style and making. Overall, they have emerged as the brand ambassadors of Indian tradition, culture and modernity.About the Editor:An academician and a researcher, Dr.P.V.Laxmiprasad hails from Karimnagar, Telangana. He holds Ph.D. from Kakatiya University, Waranagal. He is by passion a writer and by profession a teacher. As a poet and literary critic, he has published one hundred poems in English, sixty five articles and fifty five book reviews. He has translated a few poems and short stories from Telugu into English. With a rich haul of more than 300 publications in different journals, he has enriched the glory and image of Indian English Literature. He regularly contributes his writings to as many as twenty three journals of repute. He is on the editorial board of reputed literary journals. He has been honored with an award for excellence in English poetry by International Poets Academy, Chennai. He has presented scholarly papers at national and international seminars and conferences, delivered plenary talks and chaired sessions as a resource person. So far, he has published five books namely 1) Universal Witness (Poetry Collection in English, Thematics Publications, Latur, 2012) 2) The Philosophical Muse: Perspectives on the Poetry of K.V.Raghupathi (Critical Book of Essays, APH Publishing Corporation, 2012, New Delhi) 3) Introspective Voyager : A Collection of Critical Essays on the Poetry of K.V.Raghupathi, Authors Press, New Delhi, 2014) 4) An Anthology of Criticism on Six Indian English Poets (Sarup Publishers Pvt Ltd, 2015) 5) Mapping Thematic Variations : The Poetry of DC Chambial (Authors Press 2015). He is fond of listening to Classical songs in Hindi and Telugu.