Christi A. Merrill is Assistant Professor of South Asian Literature and Postcolonial Theory at the University of Michigan. She translates postcolonial writing from Hindi, Rajasthani, and French, and writes on the practice and politics of translation. Her recently published work Riddles of Belonging: India in Translation and Other Tales of Possession extensively refers to Detha’s works, among other Indian writers.

Christi A Merrill at Pratilipi

1. The Crafty Thief: Vijaydan Detha (Translator)