{"product_id":"unbound-2-000-years-of-indian-womens-writing-hardcover","title":"Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women's Writing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Zaidi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfound, exhilarating, haunting, angry, and meditative, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnbound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a collection that shatters stereotypes about women's writing in India.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning over two thousand years, \u003ci\u003eUnbound\u003c\/i\u003e brings together some of the most significant writing by Indian women. Divided into eleven sections, it explores a wide range of themes, including spirituality, love, marriage, children, food, work, social and individual identity, battles, myths and fables, travel, and death. While many of the pieces reflect the struggles women face in overcoming social and political obstacles, all showcase the remarkable creative power of their authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe term \"women's writing\" has often been used to limit and stereotype the work of women writers. Here, it is used in a broader, more constructive sense to describe the context of the book. As Annie Zaidi notes in her introduction, \"Women bring to their writing the truth of their bodies, and an enquiry into the different ways in which gender inequity shapes human experience.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected from hundreds of novels, memoirs, essays, short story collections, and volumes of poetry--written in English or translated into English--this collection features distinctive and powerful voices from every era. It includes verses from the \u003ci\u003eTherigatha\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Buddhist nuns (circa 300 BCE), works by poet-saints such as Andal, Avvaiyar, Lal Ded, and Mirabai, and modern classics by writers including Ajeet Cour, Amrita Pritam, Arundhati Roy, Attia Hosain, Bama, Bulbul Sharma, Irawati Karve, Ismat Chughtai, Kamala Das, Krishna Sobti, Mahasweta Devi, Manju Kapur, Mannu Bhandari, Mrinal Pande, Nayantara Sahgal, Pinki Virani, Qurratulain Hyder, Rashid Jahan, Romila Thapar, Sarojini Naidu, Saudamini Devi, and Shivani. It also highlights contemporary voices such as Arundhathi Subramaniam, Nilanjana Roy, and Nivedita Menon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtracts spanning genres, languages, and over 2,000 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting in English alongside works translated from multiple Indian languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThematic organization that showcases the diversity of women's writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA broad and comprehensive introduction to women's writing in India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Zaidi\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGulab\u003c\/i\u003e, Love Stories # 1 to 14, and \u003ci\u003eKnown Turf: Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Indian Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand a book of illustrated poems, \u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in several anthologies like\u003ci\u003e Eat the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDrink the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMumbai Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDharavi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen Changing India\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e21 Under 40\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608630554906,"sku":"9789383064168","price":71.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/NFQ2uNkzyj9789383064168.webp?v=1785353515","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/unbound-2-000-years-of-indian-womens-writing-hardcover","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}