NEW!
Selected and translated by Vishwambhari S. Parmar
Edited by Rakesh Khanna
Cover design by Nabi H. Ali
"Blaft does it again! Gujarati Pulp Fiction is a showstopper, full of thrills and chills... as well as startling feats of science, enchantment, and feminine wiles. Vishwambhari S. Parmar's translations are hip and fun and bring alive the pulpy goodness of the original tales. There are also many not-to-be-missed extras, such as fascinating author bios, original illustrations, and 'jokelates' from original editions. I was riveted, astonished, mesmerized!"
-- Daisy Rockwell, Booker-award-winning translator of Tomb of Sand
A rollicking, rip-roaring ride through the world of Gujarati pulp! This collection of short stories and novellas from Gujarat's bestselling adventure, horror, and mystery writers was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign in Jan-Feb 2024. We're hard at work translating and editing and aim to have the book out by the end of this year.
The anthology will include Kaal Kundali by H.N. "Atom" Golibar, known for his supernatural-tinged crime thrillers; Varunlokma by Bansidhar Shukla, which features genetically-altered mermen in a secret undersea empire; two stories by Ekta Nirav Doshi, famous for her folk horror about khavis and haunted forts; Bar Dancer by Vibhavari Verma, a revenge fantasy set in the Mumbai underworld (read an excerpt of the translation here!); and a story by Kanu Baghdev, one of the most prolific Gujarati writers of all time.
In addition, the book will feature a section of colour plates with a gallery of cover art, as well as original black-and-white art for Kaal Kundali by prolific Gujarati magazine illustrator G. Sandhwani.
Chaya Prachaya by H.N. Golibar, front cover by N. Manwar
Nafrat by Kanu Baghdev
Bar Dancer by Vibhavari Verma
Vishwambhari S. Parmar hails from Baroda, Gujarat, and is currently a graduate student in Bengaluru. Click here to read her blog post about growing up biliterate, and how she got hooked on Gujarati pulp novels.
Rakesh Khanna is a co-founder of Blaft and the editor of The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol. 1 and 2. He is also the co-author of Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India, an encyclopædia of folkloric fiends from all over the country, recently published in an international edition by Watkins Books.