Chotti Munda and His Arrow
Mahasweta Devi
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Description for Chotti Munda and His Arrow
Paperback. The wide sweep of this important novel encompasses many layers. It ranges over decades in the life of Chotti - the central character - in which India moves from colonial rule to independence and then to the unrest of the 1970s. Translator(s): Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Written in 1980, this novel by prize-winning Indian writer Mahasweta Devi, translated and introduced by Gayatri Chakravorty Sprivak, is remarkable for the way in which it touches on vital issues that have in subsequent decades grown into matters of urgent social concern.
- Written by one of India's foremost novelists, and translated by an eminent cultural and critical theorist.
- Ranges over decades in the life of Chotti – the central character – in which India moves from colonial rule to independence, and then to the unrest of the 1970s.
- Traces the changes, some forced, some welcome, in the daily lives of a marginalized ... Read more
- Raises questions about the place of the tribal on the map of national identity, land rights and human rights, the 'museumization' of 'ethnic' cultures, and the justifications of violent resistance as the last resort of a desperate people.
- Represents enlightening reading for students and scholars of postcolonial literature and postcolonial studies.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405107051
SKU
V9781405107051
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Mahasweta Devi
Mahasweta Devi is widely acknowledged as one of India's foremost writers. In 1996, she won the Jnanpith Award (India's highest literary award) and the Magsaysay Award (considered to be Asia's version of the Nobel Prize). She was also awarded the Padmasree in 1986, for her activist work amongst dispossessed tribal communities. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is the Avalon Foundation ... Read more
Reviews for Chotti Munda and His Arrow
“The importance of Ray’s book lies in its active transgression of the kind of knowledge-project that can and must be performed by a beginner’s guide. In this respect, her book works as an excellent pathway into the complex textures of Spivak’s own writings.” (Cultural Critique, 2012)