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Hindu
- A Novel
Engelsk Paperback
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Hindu

- A Novel
Engelsk Paperback

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Reflecting contemporary conflicts in India, this novel, translated from the Marathi into English for the first time, is set in a village in Maharashtra, where panchayat elections are due. Roused by the new Ambedkarite jalsa, folk theatre, of Tatya Kamble that graphically portrays the dalits'' role in their own enslavement, dalits stand up for their self-respect and turn to political participation. Under the rules of reservation of seats in politics, the post of the village sarpanch falls to their share, and a dalit candidate is successfully fielded by his upper caste employers, leaving the upper castes frustrated and angry. What happens to caste relations, the new political consensus that emerges slowly, if violently, are delineated perceptively. The text switches from the first person narrative of a dalit, Milind Kamble, a friend of Tatya Kamble and also of the corrupt and dissolute upper caste twins, Gopichand and Manikchand, who aim to make politics a successful business investment. A third person narrator also exists, the text alternating between the two, playing up a dual perspective. Vividly showing the contradictions within most individuals and the plight of women who suffer gender injustice regardless of their caste, this novel points to our own compromises and complicities.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
155
ISBN-13:
9788185604954
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
8185604959
Udg. Dato:
1 dec 2010
Længde:
10mm
Bredde:
142mm
Højde:
218mm
Forlag:
Bhatkal & Sen
Oplagsdato:
1 dec 2010
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