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The Slate of Life
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 148

The Slate of Life

Contemporary stories by Indian women writers. The editors caution that the female protagonists should be viewed as ordinary people, not "as exotic natives or as mere victims of patriarchal, class and caste violence." A sequel to Truth Tales.

A Plate of White Marble
  • Language: en

A Plate of White Marble

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Moom
  • Language: en

Moom

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-01-24
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  • Publisher: BEE Books

In a Marwari family in Calcutta, the last woman dies. But even after her death, Savitri remains in the house, invisible yet constantly audible. Gradually, the inmates begin to rely on Savitri’s voice to have their lives managed. One day, Savitri falls silent. Soon afterwards, Moom, a young girl of 11 or 12 mysteriously appears in Agarwal House. And her arrival reveals several secrets.

The Enemy Within
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 186

The Enemy Within

This translation from the Bangla Antarghat is the story of a group of young friends who had committed themselves idealistically and politically to the Naxalite movement that rocked Bengal in the 1960s. Moving seamlessly from the past to the present, Basu s narrative is compelling and breathless, as the novel s edgy, nervous rhythms reconstruct and call up the turbulent history of a difficult period.

The Fifth Man
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 183

The Fifth Man

Neelam’s hysterectomy at thirty hastens her into a sexless middle age and changes her relationship with her husband Ari. Their marriage remains stagnant until an unexpected telegram announces the visit of Ari’s ex-girlfriend Esha. By coincidence, their college professor Mahanam also arrives at their doorstep bearing an uncanny resemblance to Ari’s daughter. Events conspire to send all of them on a trip to Ajanta and Ellora where ancient stories spark memories of lost love and betrayal. Both deeply philosophical and playfully dramatic, The Fifth Man is a bittersweet meditation on middle-age desire.

Kharap Chhele
  • Language: en

Kharap Chhele

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Birth of the Maitreya
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 518

The Birth of the Maitreya

In Writing About The Times Of The Buddha, Bani Basu Composes A New Jataka, The Traditional Format In Which The Tales Of The Different Births Of The Buddha Were Written Down. In This Jataka-As-A-Novel, She Grapples With History And The Revolutionary Ideas Of The Buddha, Who Suggested New Ways Of Living, New Political Formations, Of A Major Change In Belief, Indeed, In Thinking About God Or The Absence Of One. Delving Into History And Biography, Sanskrit And Pali, Her Novel Is Intriguingly Contemporary, Though Set In The Sixth Century Bc

Britter Baire (hb)
  • Language: en

Britter Baire (hb)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Dark Afternoons
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 276

Dark Afternoons

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: Katha

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