Attia Hosain is one of the most influential Indian writers of the twentieth century. In these beautifully wrought stories, she depicts characters who are caught between worlds and cultures.
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1 de enero de 1913 – 25 de enero de 1998
Attia Hosain fue una escritora, feminista y locutora cuyo trabajo exploró las complejidades de las relaciones humanas y las expectativas sociales. Su prosa ofreció una perspicaz visión de la psicología de los personajes y una representación matizada de la sociedad india. Hosain fue reconocida por su perspectiva feminista, buscando dar voz a las mujeres a menudo silenciadas dentro de estructuras patriarcales. Su legado literario reside en su valiente examen de temas relacionados con la identidad, la tradición y la modernización.
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Laila, orphaned daughter of a distinguished Muslim family, is brought up by her orthodox aunts who keep purdah. At 15, she moves to the home of a "liberal" uncle in Lucknow. Here, during the 1930s, as the struggle for independence sharpens, Laila is surrounded by relatives and university friends caught up in politics. But Laila is unable to commit herself to any her own fight for independence is a struggle with traditional life as she falls in love with a man not chosen by her family. With its beautiful evocation of India, its political insight and unsentimental understanding of the human heart, this is a classic of Muslim life.
