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PublisherSeagull Books

ISBN-100857426958

ISBN-139780857426956

eBay Product ID (ePID)24038761436

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Book TitleMonsoon

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

TopicGeneral

GenreFiction

AuthorVimala Devi

Book SeriesThe India List Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight9.7 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-327047

Reviews Monsoon offers nostalgia to those looking into the past and hope to those looking into the future, but keeps both in check with a constant sense of unease. These are an enjoyable set of stories despite the dark clouds under which they are gathered., First published in 1963, two years after Goa became a part of India, Devi's Monsoon , written as a resurrection and recreation of her Goan childhood, is a cycle of a dozen stories best described as 'satirical, desolate, tender, humorous and dramatic'.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal869.342

SynopsisAn actor of traditional Hindu dramas meets an adolescent girl who turns out to be his half-sister. A man returns to Goa from Mozambique to father a child for a family whose unmarried daughters has produced no heirs. Another man feels out of place in his family home after returning from Portugal to get a university education, as a woman waits faithfully for him to return. A forbidden romance blooms between a Christian girl and a Hindu boy. Through these stories, written with a mix of poignant nostalgia and sharp criticism, Vimala Devi recreates the colonial Goa of her childhood. First published in 1963, two years after the Portuguese colony became part of India, Monsoon is a cycle of twelve stories that vary in tone. By turns satirical, desolate, tender, humorous, and dramatic, they come together through a subtle interplay of echoes, parallels and cross-references to form a composite picture of a world gone by. They delve into divisions of caste, religion, language, and material privilege, setting them off against a common historical experience and deeply felt attachment to the land. Including a critical and contextualizing introduction by Jason Keith Fernandes, this rendition of Monsoon allows contemporary readers a rare peep into a colonial society that was significantly different from the British Indian mainstream.

LC Classification NumberPQ9959.2.D5