‘‘....महाकाय वटवृक्ष तोडून त्याच्या लाकडाचे पैसे नक्कीच भरपूर येतील; पण त्याच्या कितीतरी पट अधिक, पिढ्या न् पिढ्या पुरणारी संपत्ती त्याची सावली असते. मला सावलीचं महत्त्व पटतं....’’ — लोकप्रिय कथाकार वपु काळे आपल्या कथेत अशा अनोख्या प्रतिमांमधून सतत माणूसपणाचा उद्घोष करताना दिसतात. वेगवेगळ्या परिस्थितीत सापडलेली, संघर्ष करणारी, हसणारी, रडणारी, कुढणारी सर्वसामान्य माणसं रंगवताना, ते त्यांच्यातल्या असामान्यत्वाचा नेमका वेध घेतात आणि आपल्या प्रसन्न, खुमासदार, मिस्किल शैलीत त्याचा आविष्कार करतात. वपुंच्या लेखनातील हा पैलूच वाचकांना अपूर्वाईचा वाटतो. यामुळेच वपुर्वाई वाचकांचं मन सहज जिंकून घेते...

I care more for the shadow a tree casts on us. It is true that if we cut the tree, we will gain a lot of money by selling the wood, but we will be benefitted more by its shadows for generations to come. It is many times valuable than the money we might get from one time sell of the wood.` "Vapurvai` this title is based on the Marathi word apurvai, which means novel, or something unprecedented. Va Pu proves true to it. All his stories attract the readers with their simplicity; there is not just one quality of his writing which captivates a mind. It is a combination of many good things under one roof, or on one page. He captures the beauty of all the incidents in his superb style. He reveals the secrets of the routines. He finds the very uniqueness in every character, under every or any circumstance. Life is full of different phases; those of sorrow, happiness, struggle, brooding, and many more. Va Pu handles them all with equal capacity revealing the beauty for us, and conquering our minds once again; as always.