{"product_id":"an-anthology-of-contemporary-bengali-bratya-basu-9781350289420","title":"An Anthology of Contemporary Bengali Plays by Bratya Basu","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis anthology of six selected plays, written between 2000 and 2020 by Bratya Basu, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021, is the first collection of Bengali plays that blends avant-garde, pop and traditional cultures with contemporary dramatic themes. The six plays, freshly translated into English, each bring a uniquely Bengali and Indian perspective to the intermingling of past and present, global and local, and magical and real in a postmodern pastiche about India today. The collection is divided into three thematic sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1) 'Poignant Challenges, Soulful Remorse' examines power in Indian politics, religion, and family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 2) '(In)visible Boundaries, (Un)democratic Choices' explores the relationship among democracy, nation building, and the role of women in intergenerational political struggle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 3) 'Intimately Political, Politically Intimate' navigates queer identity, mental health and the fabulation of modern Bengali life in a 21st-century India straddling the progressive politics that removed section 377 and Hindu nationalisms that stoke new conservatisms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bratya Basu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350289426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350289420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Bratya Basu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071411941631,"sku":"9781350289420","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d5a6630-4e7e-4ccc-9568-1eda3eeb4544.jpg?v=1685435943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-anthology-of-contemporary-bengali-bratya-basu-9781350289420","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}