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Sunlight on a Broken Column (Paperback)
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Sunlight on a Broken Column (Paperback)
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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Sunlight on a Broken Column, first published in 1961, is an
unforgettable coming-of-age story set against the turbulent
background of Partition. 'The deftness with which Attia Hosain
handles the interplay of manners, class, culture and different
forms of female power is gorgeously done . . . Laila is such a
remarkable heroine - sharp, spirited and passionate' - KAMILA
SHAMSIE 'An extraordinary novel, with an extraordinary heroine.
Laila - even from the confines of the women's quarters - is a sharp
observer of the tumultuous politics, and the cultural, racial, and
religious conflicts of the dying days of the Raj. There is such
richness here, waiting to be rediscovered. And readers will fall in
love with Laila' MONICA ALI 'My life changed. It had been
restricted by invisible barriers almost as effectively as the
physically restricted lives of my aunts in the zenana. A window had
opened here, a door there, a curtain had been drawn aside; but
outside lay a world narrowed by one's field of vision' Laila,
orphaned daughter of a distinguished Muslim family, is brought up
in her grandfather's traditional household by her aunts, who keep
purdah. At fifteen she moves to the home of her 'liberal' but
autocratic uncle in Lucknow. As the struggle for Independence
sharpens, Laila is surrounded by relatives and university friends
caught up in politics, but she is unable to commit herself to any
cause: her own fight for independence is a struggle against
tradition. With its stunning evocation of India, its political
insight and unsentimental understanding of the human heart,
Sunlight on a Broken Column is a classic of Muslim life. Attia
Hosain published only two books, but her writing has influenced
generations of writers. Discover Phoenix Fled, Hosain's acclaimed
short-story collection, also published in Virago Modern Classics.
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Imprint: |
Virago Press Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Virago Modern Classics |
Release date: |
August 2021 |
Authors: |
Attia Hosain
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Introduction by: |
Kamila Shamsie
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Dimensions: |
196 x 126 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-349-01447-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-349-01447-7 |
Barcode: |
9780349014470 |
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