Bala Mudaly Bala Mudaly i(23064686 works by)
Born: Established: Durban,
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South Africa,
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Southern Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Indian
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1 y separately published work icon Arcobar Yarns Bala Mudaly , Melbourne : Tale Publishing , 2023 26819723 2023 selected work short story '"No summer lasts forever. Yet from memory, my last summer at Arcobar was exactly that - it lingered and lingered until my time ran out, my working life truly over." Whimsical and Wonderous tall tales; there is a yarn here to suit every taste. Based around a fictional setting called Arcobar, these stories delight with their imagination, humour and appreciation of the human spirit.' 

(Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon For All Seasons : An Anthology Bala Mudaly , Melbourne : Tale Publishing , 2022 25155545 2022 selected work short story 'Following on from his remarkable memoir, Colour-Coated Identity, Bala Mudaly's new collection For All Seasons takes the reader into stories of global confusion and chaos, community care, and neighbourly intimacy. The wise and elegant writing crosses multiple forms: essay, short story, creative non-fiction, dialogue and poetry to analyse and provide historical enlightenment on crumbling societies and major events. For All Seasons embraces wholeheartedly and beautifully the cherished, surprising moments of localism within Melbourne suburbia.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Colour-coated Identity : A Journey Beyond Racial Divides Bala Mudaly , Melbourne : Tale Publishing , 2021 23064863 2021 single work autobiography

'Bala’s second book [...] is a memoir of an Australian who began life as an Indian South African. It is a compelling, personal account of life under Apartheid, and his fraught journey across Africa, Europe, Asia and, eventually, Australia in search of belonging and a sense of self beyond the toxic constraints of race, colour and class.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 House Auctions Bala Mudaly , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: The Last Line : An Anthology 2020;
1 y separately published work icon Colours of Hope and Despair : A Collection of Poems and Short Stories Bala Mudaly , Melbourne : Tale Publishing , 2018 23064918 2018 selected work poetry short story

'This debut collection of poems and short stories explores varied themes, moods, genres and voices. In literature as in life, the boundary between what is real and what is imagined may be tenuous.

'Equally, hope and despair may be co-related experiences. So loss and despair in some stories and poems in this collection give way to hope and possibilities.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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