Tomb of Sand [electronic resource]
Geetanjali Shree2021
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An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her
husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly
in the face of convention – including striking up a friendship with a hijra
person – confuses her bohemian daughter, who is used to thinking of herself as
the more 'modern' of the two. At the older woman's insistence they travel back
to Pakistan, simultaneously confronting the unresolved trauma of her teenage
experiences of Partition, and re-evaluating what it means to be a mother, a
daughter, a woman, a feminist. Rather than respond to tragedy with seriousness,
Geetanjali Shree's playful tone and exuberant wordplay results in a book that is
engaging, funny, and utterly original, at the same time as being an urgent and
timely protest against the destructive impact of borders and boundaries, whether
between religions, countries, or genders.
Main title:
Tomb of Sand [electronic resource] / Geetanjali Shree
Author:
Geetanjali Shree, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Tilted Axis Press, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (752 pages, 6778644.0 Bytes)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781911284703
Language:
English
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BRN:
528679
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