On the Edge: 100 Years of Hindi Fiction on Same-Sex Desire

Author:   Ruth Vanita
Publisher:   Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN:  

9780670097319


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   07 August 2023
Format:   Hardback
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On the Edge: 100 Years of Hindi Fiction on Same-Sex Desire


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On the Edge is a first-of-its-kind collection of short stories and extracts from novels centred on theme of same-sex desire, translated from the original Hindi. The sixteen beautiful and provocative stories featured here (published between 1927 and 2022) include classic works by Asha Sahay, Premchand, Ugra, Rajkamal Chaudhuri, Geetanjali Shree, Sara Rai and Rajendra Yadav, among others.

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Author:   Ruth Vanita
Publisher:   Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
ISBN:  

9780670097319


ISBN 10:   0670097314
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   07 August 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"""A window to the varied depictions of queerness in different eras.. . . The collection does not read like a translated work, thanks to Vanita’s vast experience with queer text and language, which ensure sensitive handling."" —Tribune India"


"""A window to the varied depictions of queerness in different eras.. . . The collection does not read like a translated work, thanks to Vanita's vast experience with queer text and language, which ensure sensitive handling."" --Tribune India"


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Ruth Vanita taught English at Delhi University for twenty years and is now professor at the University of Montana. She was founding co-editor of Manushi, 1978-90, India's first nationwide feminist magazine.

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