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Cages: Love and Vengeance in a Red-Light District (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780670092703)
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xSet at the gritty intersection of the world of prostitution in Kamathipura, the Bombay underworld, and Bollywood in the 1970s, Cages is inspired by the true story of Kumud, a sex worker who dared to own her sexuality and play by her rules. A fast-paced tale of a woman who was not ashamed of her occupation, it is honest in its portrayal of the persistent cruelties--small and significant--faced by sex workers and celebrates the power they have to triumph over it.
Cages touches upon the themes of patriarchy, gendered violence, sisterhood, and the validity of a woman's sexual desires. Even fifty years after it was first written, it makes you realize that some things don't change--as long as predatory men are around, women will have to fight to retain control over their bodies, their identities, and their ability to say no.Author: Aabid Surti
ISBN-10: 0670092703
ISBN-13: 9780670092703
Publisher: India Viking
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.90d
By Aabid Surti
xAabid Surti is a painter, writer, cartoonist, journalist, environmentalist, playwright, and screenwriter. He received the National Award in 1993 for one of his books. In 1976, Surti was commissioned by a magazine editor to do a cover story about life in Bombay's red-light district, Kamathipura, which led to his research for Cages. Aalif Surti, Aabid Surti's son, is a producer and the translator of Sufi.
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