Breast Stories (Paperback)

Mahasweta Devi is one of India's foremost literary figures. Mother of 1084 is one of her most widely read works, written during the height of the Naxalite agitation - a militant communist uprising that was brutally repressed by the Indian government and led to the widespread murder of young rebels across Bengal. This novel focuses on the trauma of a mother who awakens one morning to the shattering news that her son is lying dead in the morgue and her struggle to understand his decision to be a Naxalite. Breast Stories is a collection of short fiction about the breast as more than a symbol of beauty, eroticism, or motherhood, but as a harsh indictment of an exploitative social system and a weapon of resistance. At a time when violence towards women in India has escalated exponentially, Devi exposes the inherently vicious systems in Indian society. Old Women tells the touching, poignant tales of two timeworn women - Dulali, a widow since childhood, who is now an old woman preoccupied only with day-to-day survival, and Andi, who loses her eyesight due to a combination of poverty, societal indifference, and government apathy. All three volumes, written in Devi's hard-hitting yet sensitive prose, are significant milestones in India's feminist literary landscape.

General

Imprint:	Seagull Books Pvt.Ltd
Country of origin:	India
Release date:	November 2002
Authors:	Mahasweta Devi • Gayatri Chakrav Spivak
Dimensions:	213 x 128 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	166
ISBN-13:	978-81-7046-140-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories Promotions
LSN:	81-7046-140-5
Barcode:	9788170461401

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