Karukku by Faustina, Bama
Karukku by Faustina, Bama

Karukku

In 1992 when a Dalit woman left the convent and wrote her autobiography, the Tamil publishing industry...
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Author: Bama Faustina
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Language: English
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Karukku by Faustina, Bama

Karukku

$53.60
Karukku by Faustina, Bama

Karukku

$53.60
Author: Bama Faustina
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

In 1992 when a Dalit woman left the convent and wrote her autobiography, the Tamil publishing industry found her language unacceptable. So Bama Faustina published her milestone work Karukku privately in 1992-a passionate and important mix of history, sociology, and the strength to remember.

Karukku broke barriers of tradition in more ways than one. The first autobiography by a Dalit woman writer and a classic of subaltern writing, it is a bold and poignant tale of life outside mainstream Indian thought and function. Revolving around the main theme of caste oppression within the Catholic Church, it portrays the tension between the self and the community, and presents Bama's life as a process of self-reflection and recovery from social and institutional betrayal.

The English translation, first published in 2000 and recognized as a new alphabet of experience, pushed Dalit writing into high relief. This second edition includes a Postscript in which Bama relives the dramatic movement of her leave-taking from her chosen vocation and a special note 'Ten Years Later'.



Author: Bama Faustina, Lakshmi Holmstrom
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 06/15/2014
Pages: 170
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780199450411

About the Author

Bama Faustina, Well-known Dalit Writer/Activist, Lakshmi Holmstrom, Writer/Acclaimed Translator, Mini Krishnan, Editor, Translations, Oxford University Press

Bama is the most celebrated contemporary Dalit woman writer. She has been in the forefront of caste literature activism and has given Dalit aesthetics tremendous visibility on the literary campus of India. Her works have been translated into English, German, French, Telugu, and Malayalam.

Lakshmi Holmstrom is one of the most successful Indian translators. She has received the Crossword Award for translation twice (2001 and 2007) and the Iyal Award from the Tamil Literary Garden, Canada (2008). She is one of the Founder Trustees of the South Asian Diaspora Literature and Arts Archive.



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