{"product_id":"manottama-somdatta-mandal-9788194807780","title":"Manottama: Narrative of a Sorrowful Wife","description":"Published in 1868, Manottama is the first Bengali novel written by an unnamed Bengali woman identifying herself as 'A Woman belonging to the Hindu Lineage, ' which is technically not a pseudonym. Somehow evading the attention of literary historians, the text, or any detailed information about it was unavailable for a long time till it was unearthed by a researcher in London only in 2010. The subject of this novel is interesting because it tells us about the pitfalls of female education in the nineteenth century, a period that also saw the emancipation of Bengali women through education in a significant way. Written in the traditional Indian Puranic style of narration, with plenty of sub-plots and digression and without conforming to the western dictates of unity of time, place, and action, it provides a domestic picture where an educated wife has to compromise with the activities and worldview of an uneducated husband. A rudimentary attack on patriarchy, the slim novel needs greater attention now after more than a century of neglect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Somdatta Mandal, Anonymous Hindukula-Kamini Pranito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8194807786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788194807780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhabi the Third Eye Imprint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Somdatta Mandal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190906188031,"sku":"9788194807780","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79fa52d1-8d3e-42f8-8db0-ef9ed4eff6b5.jpg?v=1690872988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/manottama-somdatta-mandal-9788194807780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}