Prathiba Ray
Born in 1943, Ray is one of the widely-read Oriya novelists and short story writers, communique . "Her novels and stories are deeply and persuasively grounded in the great tradition of story-telling which brings characters and situations alive. She has a unique skill in developing the themes without being pretentious,''
Ray, who got Padma Shri in 2007, has 20 novels, 24 short stories' collections, 10 travelogues, two poetry collections besides a number of essays to her credit.
NOVELS
- Barsa Basanta Baishakha, 1974
- Aranya, 1977
- Nishidha Prithivi, 1978
- Parichya, 1979
- Aparichita, 1979. (A film was made & won Best Film-Story award from Orissa State Govt., Department of Culture)
- Punyatoya, 1979. (Tr. To Hindi)
- Meghamedura, 1980
- Ashabari, 1980
- Ayamarambha, 1981
- Nilatrishna, 1981. (Tr. to Hindi)
- Samudrara Swara, 1982. (Tr. to Hindi)
- Shilapadma, 1983. (Orissa Sahitya Academy Award, 1985; Tr. to Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi and English)[4]
- Yajnaseni, 1984 (Moorti Devi Award,1991 and Sarala Award, 1990. Tr. to English, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hungerian) [5]
- Dehatit, 1986
- Uttarmarg, 1988. (Tr. to Hindi & Punjabi)
- Adibhoomi (Tr. to Hindi & English)
- Mahamoh, 1998 (To be published in Hindi, Bengali & Malayalam)
- Magnamati, 2004
TRAVELOGUE
- Maitri Padapara Shakha Prashakha (USSR), 1990
- Dura Dwividha (UK, France), 1999
- Aparadhira Sweda (Australia), 2000
SHORT STORIES
- Samanya Kathana - 1978
- Gangashiuli - 1979
- Asamapta - 1980
- Aikatana - 1981
- Anabana - 1983
- Hatabaksa - 1983
- Ghasa O Akasa
- Chandrabhaga O Chandrakala - 1984
- Shrestha Galpa - 1984
- Abykta (made into a Telefilm) - 1986
- Itibut - 1987
- Haripatra - 1989
- Prthak Isvara - 1991
- Bhagavanara Desa - 1991
- Manushya Swara - 1992
- Swa-nirvachita Sreshtha Galpa - 1994
- Sashthasati - 1996
- Moksha (made into a Feature Film, that received the Best Regional Film award) - 1996 [6]
- Ullaghna (Sahitya Akademi Award,2000) - 1998
- Nivedanam-Idam - 2000
- Gandhinka - 2002
- Jhoti-paka-Kantha - 2006
