| The Rock That Was Not and Other Stories: Short Stories Contributor(s): Githanjali (Author), Rani, K. Suneetha (Translator) |
|
 |
ISBN: 9352907388 ISBN-13: 9789352907380 Publisher: Ratna Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Family Life - Marriage & Divorce |
| Series: Ratna Translation |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The complex woman-man relationship demands mutual care and compassion, but is often sickened by the patriarchal mindset compelling women to live as mere sexualized and commodified bodies. In the twelve stories in this book, Githanjali explores day-to-day issues in a woman's life, which are generally not talked about or for which society has only a male perspective. The stories depict how women are labelled, isolated and stigmatized; how they are often made to suffer the trauma of being treated as breasts, a vagina, a womb, and a 'boxing bag'. Like a deft surgeon, Githanjali identifies and separates the malignancies corroding the sociocultural fabric. For their path-breaking themes, these are the stories of resistance, protest and transformation. Eleven of the twelve stories in this collection are taken from Githanjali's latest book of short stories in Telugu, titled Husband Stitch: Strila Laingika Vishada Gadhalu (Husband Stitch: Tragic Stories of Women's Sexuality). |
Contributor Bio(s): Rani, K. Suneetha: - Dr K. SUNEETHA RANI is Professor at the Centre for Women's Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. Her areas of interest include Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, New Literatures in English, Comparative Studies and Translation Studies. She has extensively published research articles in English and translations in English and Telugu. Her latest books are Influence of English on Indian Women Writers: Voices from the Regional Languages (edited) published by Sage-Stree and Identities and Assertions: Dalit Women's Narratives published by Primus Books.Githanjali: - "GITHANJALI is the pen name of Dr Bharathi, MS, who by profession is a Doctor, Sexologist and Psychotherapist. Based in Hyderabad and a member of the Revolutionary Writers Association, Telangana State, Githanjali started writing in Telugu around the age of 13 and won the Sri Sri Memorial Award for poetry. Since 1990, she has been writing with a clear Marxist perspective. Her novel, Aame Adavini Jayinchindi (She Conquered the Forest), was published in 1998 and won the Appajosyula-Vishnubhotla Award. Since then, she has stopped taking awards from private and government literary organizations. Her second novel, concerning caste and gender - Pada Mudralu (Foot Impressions) - is still unpublished. Her first collection of stories in Telugu is Bachedaani (The Uterus) depicting individual and collective problems of women, including reproductive rights, sexual and health issues, sexual and domestic violence. Her second book, Pehechaan (Identity), which has been translated into Hindi, is a collection of 16 stories concerning issues of Muslim women, such as child marriage and trafficking, teenage pregnancies and polygamy. Her third anthology, Palamuru Valasa Bathuku Chithralu (Stories of Migrant Lives from Palamuru), has stories of sufferings and struggles of people who migrated from Palamuru to Kashmir. Her forthcoming novels focus on rape, manual scavenging and Hindu fascism." |
