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Othappu: The Scent of the Other Side

Othappu: The Scent of the Other Side

Joseph, Sarah

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ISBN10: 0198079982
ISBN13: 9780198079989
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 10 2012
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Othappu is about a woman's yearning for a true understanding of spirituality and her own sexuality. The novel is a powerful indictment of the hypocrisy that plagues Christianity in many parts of the Subcontinent. Othappu unfolds at many levels to critique notions of class, caste, antiquity, and prestige that have, over time, eroded the power of the first church.

The detailed Introduction by Jancy James provides rare insights into the work and skilfully sketches the social history of Kerala, the location of the novel. Two special inclusions--Paul Zacharia on the different meanings of 'othappu' and a dialogue between the author and Githa Hiranyan--lend fresh perspectives to the work.

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