V. Satyanarayana

Viswanatha Satyanarayana is regarded as one of the most important writers and poets of the Telugu canon. He was the first Telugu writer to win the Jnanpith Award in 1971. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan.Velcheru Narayana Rao is a renowned scholar and translator. His previous translations include, among many others, Gurajada Apparao’s Girls for Sale and Chaso’s Doll’s House (with David Shulman), both for Penguin Classics.