Imaginary maps : three stories /
Weaving history, myth and current political realities, these three stories by noted Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi explore troubling motifs in contemporary Indian life through the figures and narratives of the indigenous tribes of India. Both delicate and violent, Devi's stories map the experien...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Bengali G.C. Spivak. |
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New York :
Routledge,
1995.
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| Summary: | Weaving history, myth and current political realities, these three stories by noted Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi explore troubling motifs in contemporary Indian life through the figures and narratives of the indigenous tribes of India. Both delicate and violent, Devi's stories map the experiences of the 'tribals' and tribal life under decolonization. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxi, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0415904625 9780415904629 0415904633 9780415904636 8186017054 9788186017050 |