{"product_id":"a-worm-s-verse","title":"A Worm’s Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Ananda Lal suggested I write something about A Worm’s Verse because he felt it was unusual. Why have I picked on this form? What influenced me to structure a novella in verse?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRev. K.T. Grogan, S.J., my English teacher in school, was a stickler for simple prose. A form difficult to master: for students who did not come from English-speaking households, a burden of a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor P. Lal, who taught me in St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, in the mid-1960s, encouraged me to explore my universe. For me, the universe is largely a socio-political one that I can’t ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd in the University of Calcutta I met Dr. R.K. Sen, who taught me there is a lot more than romanticism in literature. He tirelessly drilled in me that neoclassical literature is fundamentally a search for form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere in A Worm’s Verse I have followed the three teachers who influenced me most in my life. I kept my verse simple, using everyday words. I explored my universe which is seen through my prism. You may like what you see or you may not. And I deliberately chose a form that enables me to rhyme but gives me the flexibility to carry a conversational tone all through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArun Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003eAdvertising professional with over four decades of experience. Worked in leading ad agencies like Clarion, OBM, and Campaign. Professional books authored by him are Revaluation, ITC versus BAT, Indian Advertising 1780 to 1950 (published by Tata McGraw Hill in 2009), and Indian Advertising Laughter And Tears (published in 2014 by Niyogi Books).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has also published four books of poetry, including Talking Trees and Other Tales (Educreation Publishing), Poems in Protest, and Don’t Ask Why. His plays include Eleven New Plays (2013), Eleven More Plays (Blue Rose One, 2022), Faceless (Astitva Prakashan, 2023), and Canvas (Astitva Prakashan, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Classic Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67670692266221,"sku":null,"price":297.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/3520\/2029\/files\/1shopifyfrontcover_496283f6-b107-4922-9ac2-754a0953b3a1.jpg?v=1791359115","url":"https:\/\/classicshelf.in\/products\/a-worm-s-verse","provider":"Classic Shelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}