{"product_id":"chotti-munda-and-his-arrow-mahasweta-devi-9781405107051","title":"Chotti Munda and His Arrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten in 1980, this novel by prize-winning Indian writer Mahasweta Devi, translated and introduced by Gayatri Chakravorty Sprivak, is remarkable for the way in which it touches on vital issues that have in subsequent decades grown into matters of urgent social concern.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of India's foremost novelists, and translated by an eminent cultural and critical theorist.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRanges over decades in the life of Chotti - the central character - in which India moves from colonial rule to independence, and then to the unrest of the 1970s.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the changes, some forced, some welcome, in the daily lives of a marginalized rural community.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRaises questions about the place of the tribal on the map of national identity, land rights and human rights, the 'museumization' of 'ethnic' cultures, and the justifications of violent resistance as the last resort of a desperate people.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents enlightening reading for students and scholars of postcolonial literature and postcolonial studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mahasweta Devi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405107057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405107051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.92w x 0.98d","brand":"Mahasweta Devi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064569065727,"sku":"9781405107051","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95d70683-ec27-48ac-a3a1-b9059a017fdb.jpg?v=1685396258","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chotti-munda-and-his-arrow-mahasweta-devi-9781405107051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}