{"product_id":"truth-tales-kali-for-women-9781558610125","title":"Truth Tales: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of India","description":"Here we meet Muniyakka, called \"walkie-talkie\" because she mutters to herself; Shakun, the dollmaker, an exploited artist who needs to feel that others depend on her; and Jashoda, professional mother to children of the rich, from Mahasveta Devi's acknowledged masterpiece \"The Wet Nurse.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1986, this rich collection presents the work of some of India's most skillful contemporary writers, carefully selected from seven of the country's major regional languages. Although each writer is celebrated in her own language, many of the stories are presented here in English for the first time. The authors included are: Mahasveta Devi (Bengali), Ila Mehta (Gujarati), Suniti Aphaie (Marathi), Mrinal Pande (Hindi), Lakshmi Kannan (Tamil), Ismat Chughtai (Urdu), and Vishwapriya Iyengar (English).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kali for Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 155861012X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558610125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 5.47w x 0.53d","brand":"Kali for Women","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445378035967,"sku":"9781558610125","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_366b7b8c-c032-4888-971a-a381aeffc5c1.jpg?v=1777218223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truth-tales-kali-for-women-9781558610125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}