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Agnisakshi

Fire, My Witness

Antharjanam, Lalithambika

Agnisakshi

Agnisakshi

Fire, My Witness

Agnisakshi

 

Set against the history of Kerala, the Namboodiri community, and the Indian National Freedom struggle, Agnisakshi is a moving portrait of upper-class, upper-caste Kerala society just before and after Independence.


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Beschrijving Agnisakshi

The only novel of one of Kerala's leading women writers, Lalithambika Antharjanam's Agnisakshi is a telling account of a woman's life glowing as though purified in the 'fire of sacrifice'. Set against the history of Kerala, and life, customs, habits, and culture of the Namboodiri community, along with the fervent cries of the Indian National Freedom struggle, the characters act out their unforgettable roles: Tethi, the dazzling but disappointed bride who renounces worldly life; Unni Namboodiri, whose adherence to the Vedic way of life destroys his personal happiness; and Thankam, Unni's Nair cousin and the mighty Aphan Namboodiri's daughter, seeking her own liberation from the past.

True to the lyrical and emotional tone of the original, Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan's translation offers a moving portrait of upper-class, upper-caste Kerala society just before and after Independence.


ISBN
9780199457007
Pagina's
208
Verschenen
NUR
320
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP India

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