Translated from the Malayalam by Abhirami Girija Sriram and K.S.
Bijukumar Jezebel, a young doctor in Kerala, struggles against the
cruel realities of a patriarchal world-realities that not even her
education, resolve or professional brilliance can shield her from.
Her already contentious divorce proceedings go suddenly awry, and
her unhappy marriage holds complex secrets. In K.R. Meera's
blistering new novel, which takes the form of a courtroom drama to
show us the rich inner worlds of its characters, we see Jezebel
reflect on her life and its pivotal points as she takes the stand.
Through her memories, we see her grow from a reticent, serious
young woman to a rebel who refuses to bend to the conventions of
society. Like the Biblical story of Queen Jezebel, who was much
maligned as a scheming harlot and infamously thrown to her death
from her palace window, Jezebel is a novel that asks if independent
women can ever live lives that are free of judgement K.R. Meera's
hypnotic prose, in this elegant translation from the Malayalam by
Abhirami Girija Sriram and K.S. Bijukumar, makes resonant allusions
to the Bible in powerful ways that elucidate the correlations
between legend and the protagonist's life while also exploring how
sexuality and gender roles are manipulated by the dictates of
society.
General
Imprint: |
Penguin Hamish Hamilton
|
Country of origin: |
India |
Release date: |
June 2022 |
Authors: |
K. R. Meera
|
Translators: |
Abhirami Girija Sriram
• K.S. Bijukumar
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Dimensions: |
204 x 132mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-670-09246-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-670-09246-0 |
Barcode: |
9780670092468 |
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