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The Ichi Tree Monkey and Other Stories
Paperback
ISBN13: 9789389231502
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
Published: Feb 1 2021
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Description
'[Bama has] painted the Tamil-Indian village from the perspective of the cheri
(Dalit colony), thus turning the socio-cultural geography upside down.' -The
Hindu
From the author of the widely acclaimed novels Karukku and Sangati, this is
a fiery, feisty collection, comprising all the stories from her acclaimed book
Kusumbukaran and new ones written for this volume. Set among the Dalits of
rural Tamil Nadu, these stories display the full potential of the 'weapons of
the weak'-small, everyday acts of rebellion, sharp, irreverent humour and a
determination not to be crushed and extinguished.
Pachayamma in 'Chilli Powder' taunts the rich landlady Gangamma by
collecting fodder only from her fields, despite dire threats, and laughs in the
face of blustering policemen. The handsome and audacious young Ammasi
leaves a landlord fuming in impotent rage by calling him his brother. A pig and
a monkey debate which of them deserves a higher status. A ghost demands
whisky and insists he has no caste.
Bama's prose bristles with the raw energy and vitality that comes from living
close to the ground, and Ravi Shanker's translations retain all the power, wit
and brilliance of the originals.
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