Separate Journeys: Short Stories by Contemporary Indian Women (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781570035517)

The most diverse collection of stories by contemporary Indian women available to American readers

This collection, which gathers fifteen stories by contemporary Indian women representing the varied languages and regions of their subcontinent, is now available to an American audience for the first time. Western readers have come to recognize the names of Indian writers such as Arundhati Roy and Salman Rushdie. But there is great diversity in Indian fiction, and to refer to all literature produced in India or by Indians under a single rubric suppresses rich differences. The region's vibrant literary tradition comprises diverse cultures and writing styles. The array of stories in this collection brings out linguistic, regional, ethnic, and class-based variety in the manner of anthologies of any nation's literature, but with a range and depth rarely matched elsewhere.

The stories included in Separate Journeys powerfully evoke Indian women's lives in diverse settings, from urban to village to rural. Unfolding the complex interplay of gender, language, class, and ethnicity characteristic of this part of the world, and running from the passionate to the poignant, from the personal to the universal, the stories are a moving testament to the human spirit.

Contributors:
Mahasweta Devi
Anupama Niranjana
T. Janaki Rani
Anita Desai
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Ashapurna Devi
Urmila Pawar
Mrinal Pande
Kamala Das
Viswapria L. Iyengar
Qurratulain Hyder
Jeelani Bano
Rupavati
Rajee Seth
Varsha Das

Author: Geeta Dharmarajan
ISBN-10: 1570035512
ISBN-13: 9781570035517
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2004
Pages: 127
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.08h x 5.96w x 0.41d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2004 pg. 347