Speaking for Myself

Name: Speaking for Myself
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ISBN: 9780143065333

ISBN-10: 0143065335

ISBN-13: 9780143065333

Edition: N/A

Authors: ed: Sukrita Paul Kumar and Malashri Lal, Malashri Lal

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Description:

This anthology of stories and poems challenges the stereotypical image of women, particularly Asian women, as passive and submissive. While the women in these stories come from diverse cultural backgrounds, their voices give poignant expression to many issues which are common-motherhood, family dynamics, economic deprivation, sexuality-questioning the patriarchal authority under which they lead their lives. Drawing upon the work of over sixty authors-from China, Mongolia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Macau, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and many others-the book offers a filigree of existential concerns and overlapping cultural…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Publisher: Penguin Group India
Publication date: 9/22/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English