Ummath: A Novel of Community and Conflict (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789352779017)

Spanning the three decades of the deadly Sri Lankan civil war, Ummath highlights the plight of women across communal and ethnic divides. Through the lives of three women, Thawakkul, Yoga and Theivanai - one a social activist, the other a Tamil Tiger forced into joining the movement as a child, and the third a disillusioned fighter for the Eelam - the novel lays bare the complex equations that ruled life in Sri Lankan society during and in the aftermath of the civil war. In Ummath, Sharmila Seyyid - once forced to live in exile for her outspoken, liberal views - interrogates Islamist fundamentalism, Tamil nationalism and Sri Lankan majoritarian chauvinism with her characteristic courage, honesty and sensitivity.

Author: Gita Subramanian
ISBN-10: 9352779010
ISBN-13: 9789352779017
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 06/21/2018
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d