Books authored by Stuart Blackburn

Stuart Blackburn


Author, professor, and authority in South Asian languages and literature with an emphasis on Hindi and Tamil literature is Stuart Blackburn. Blackburn has written a great deal about the literature, culture, and folklore of India. His works include "Murder in Melur," "Inside the Drama-House: Rama Stories and Shadow Puppets in South India," and "Playful Discourses: Sufi Tales, Vernacular Worlds."


Numerous masterpieces of Indian literature have been translated from Hindi and Tamil into English by Stuart Blackburn, making them more widely available. Stuart Blackburn has made a name for himself in the subject thanks to his knowledge of Indian literature, folklore, and cultural studies.