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The Gypsy Goddess
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A mighty thunderclap of a novel, The Gypsy Goddess is set to launch Meena Kandasamy as a brazen, inventive, provocative star.
A mighty thunderclap of a novel, The Gypsy Goddess is set to launch Meena Kandasamy as a brazen, inventive, provocative star
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Tamil Nadu, 1968. Village landlords rule over a feudal system that forces peasants to break their backs in the fields or suffer beatings as punishment. In the misery of their daily lives, it is little wonder that the Communist Party begins to gain traction, a small spark of defiance spreading from villager to villager.
As communities across the region begin to take a stand against the landlords, the landlords vow to break them. Party organisers suffer grisly deaths and the flow of food into the marketplaces dries up. But it only serves to make the villagers' resistance burn more fiercely.
Finally, the landlords descend on one village to set an example to the others.
The Gypsy Goddess by Meena Kandasamy is a powerful narrative charting this historical period of struggle and resistance, bringing to life the courage and resilience of the rural poor. Explore the deep social and political undercurrents that ignite and sustain a passionate fight for justice.
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The Gypsy Goddess by Meena Kandasamy is lauded for its dazzling, often humorous narrative, and is considered powerful, lyrical, and radical. It resonates with unmistakable fury and showcases Kandasamy as a fiery and unclassifiable voice in fiction, delivering a potent polemic.
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ISBN: 9781782391807
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 215g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Meena Kandasamy (born 1984) is a poet, fiction writer, translator and activist who is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She has published two collections of poetry, Touch (2006) and Ms. Militancy (2010). She holds a PhD in socio-linguistics from Anna University Chennai, has represented India at the University of Iowa's International Writing Program and was made the Charles Wallace India Trust Fellow at the University of Kent, Canterbury. The Gypsy Goddess is her first novel.
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