Prakash Kona Reddy (born 1967) is an Indian novelist, essayist, poet and theorist who lives in Hyderabad, India. He was a professor of English literature at The English and Foreign Languages University (Hyderabad campus).

Prakash Kona Reddy
Born (1967-07-14) July 14, 1967 (age 56)
Hyderabad, India
Alma materUniversity of Mississippi
University of Hyderabad
Osmania University
GenreMarxism, a history of Anarchism, Avant-garde poetry, Third World Resistance writing, polemical cinema
Notable worksConjurer of nights
Website
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He writes in English, and is the author of the many books to date.

Bibliography edit

  • Conjurer of Nights[1]
  • How I Invented Myself as "Prakash Kona"[2]
  • Nunc Stans [Creative Non-fiction: 2009, CROSSING CHAOS enigmatic ink, Ontario, Canada]
  • Words on Lips of a Stranger [2005, Writers Workshop, Calcutta]
  • Pearls of an Unstrung Necklace [Fiction: 2005, Fugue State Press, New York][3]
  • Literary Criticism: A Study of Pluralism (Wittgenstein, Chomsky and Derrida) [Theory: 2004, Wisdom House Publications, Leeds, England]
  • Streets that Smell of Dying Roses[4]
  • Poems for Her (as Kona Prakash Reddy)* [Poetry: 1999, Writers Workshop, Calcutta]
  • You and Other Poems (as Kona Prakash Reddy)* [Poetry: 1997, Writers Workshop, Calcutta]

Other works, including essays[5][6] and fictional vignettes, are published widely on the Internet.

In August 2010 Kona contributed to an eBook collection of political poems entitled Emergency Verse - Poetry in Defence of the Welfare State edited by Alan Morrison.[7]

Themes edit

His fiction is highly unusual, an experimental combination of free-floating emotion and political theory that can depict, for example, a city or a love relationship in an ambiguous, flowing, non-concrete and yet highly personal and heartfelt manner.

References edit

  1. ^ Kona, Prakash (2012). Conjurer of Nights. Waterloo Press. p. 43. ISBN 9781906742515. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ Kona, Prakash. How I Invented Myself as "Prakash Kona". Amarajita Sahita Prakashana. p. 143. ISBN 9788190428989. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ Kona, Prakash (2005). Pearls of an Unstrung Necklace. Fugue State Press. p. 160. ISBN 9781879193147. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ k, Prakash (2003). Streets that Smell of Dying Roses. Fugue State Press. p. 246. ISBN 9781879193109. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ Kona, Prakash. "Some Issues With #BlackLivesMatter". Eurasia Review. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ^ Kona, Prakash. "What India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi And Members Of Opposition Should Read". Eurasia Review. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ http://www.therecusant.org.uk The Recusant eZine