Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, a legendary Indian heroine, led
her troops against the British in the uprising of 1857, which is
now widely described as the first Indian War of Independence. The
image of the young warrior queen who died on the battlefield but
not in the minds of her people captured the imagination of novelist
Mahasweta Devi, who undertook extensive research that encompassed
family reminiscence, oral literature, local histories, and more
traditional sources. From these she wove a very personal history of
a heroine--an unusual woman, widowed at an early age, who grew from
a free-spirited child into an independent young leader.
Devi's resulting work traces the history of the growing
resistance to the British, while building a detailed picture of
Lakshmibai as a complex, spirited, full-blooded woman who wears her
long tresses unbound at the same time as she prefers a male attire
on horseback; who is a cool-headed and far-sighted leader of men,
full of warm concern for her soldiers; as well as a mother who
worries about her infant son's well-being. Simultaneously a
history, a biography, and an imaginative work of fiction, this book
is a valuable contribution to the reclamation of history and
historiography by feminist writers.
General
Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Seagull World Literature |
Release date: |
August 2010 |
First published: |
July 2010 |
Authors: |
Mahasweta Devi
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Translators: |
Sagaree Sengupta
• Mandira Sengupta
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Dimensions: |
224 x 143 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
344 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-906497-53-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-906497-53-2 |
Barcode: |
9781906497538 |
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