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The Stepchild: Angaliyat
Joseph Macwan
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Description for The Stepchild: Angaliyat
Paperback. A gripping tale of love, heroism, humiliation, revenge, and death, Angaliyat presents a vividly coloured picture of the lives of two neighbouring villages in the Charotar district of central Gujarat. This paperback edition includes a revised and updated Introduction and a new Preface. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Angaliyat tells the story of oppression and exclusion by transforming the vanquished into the victor, by turning the periphery into the core. The portrayal of Methi and Kanku as 'pure' women challenges the age-old perceptions of higher castes which denigrate the practice of remarriage among 'backward' communities. The stepchild who follows the mother to a new home holding her finger or angali, remains on the periphery of the stepfather's family. Significant from several points of view, the novel provides a view of the 'history from below'. Caught in external and internal forms of colonization, the community of weavers, the Vankars, ... Read more
Angaliyat tells the story of oppression and exclusion by transforming the vanquished into the victor, by turning the periphery into the core. The portrayal of Methi and Kanku as 'pure' women challenges the age-old perceptions of higher castes which denigrate the practice of remarriage among 'backward' communities. The stepchild who follows the mother to a new home holding her finger or angali, remains on the periphery of the stepfather's family. Significant from several points of view, the novel provides a view of the 'history from below'. Caught in external and internal forms of colonization, the community of weavers, the Vankars, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP India
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780198090304
SKU
V9780198090304
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About Joseph Macwan
Joseph Macwan (1935-2010) lived and taught in Anand, Gujarat. He told the stories of Dalit lives in the region as vivid narratives told in the Charotari dialect. Angaliyat is his most acclaimed novel, and Joseph Macwan is Gujarat's well-known Dalit writer. He won several state and national awards for literature. Rita Kothari is a Professor of Humanities at ... Read more
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