Angels, devils and genies are extraterrestrial creatures common in the western literature and myths. In India, there are the devas, asuras, rakshasas, gandharvas and so on. What if one of them arrives on earth and we humans encounter them in real life? This is a great theme for fiction writing and I have read a few of them. I am not counting fables and children stories, but good modern short stories or novels.
I have three suggestions for those of you who are
interested. They were written by some of the best writers.
1. Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis. This is an
imaginary conversation between a “devil” in training and his teacher who
happens to be his uncle. The elder devil teaches the novice how to play on the
weaknesses of the human beings.
2.
The Wonderful Visit – On the Night of the Strange
Bird by H. G. Wells. In this mini-novel, H G Wells describes an angel who (which)
gets shot by a Vicar. That is because the Vicar mistakes the angel for a strange
bird. It is an amazing imagination and hilarious description of how the so-called “angelic” behaviors and values
clash with those of the earthlings.
3.
Kadavulum and Kandasamy Pillaiyum ( கடவுளும்
கந்தசாமி பிள்ளையும்) by
Pudumaipithan. Obviously, you have to know Tamizh language to read this. It is
based on a wild imagination of God landing in Chennai, India and meeting up
with a common man at a Bus Stop. What happens when God wants Kandasamy Pillai to
take Him to his home?
Enjoy!
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