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.
Attia Hosain Libri
1 gennaio 1913 – 25 gennaio 1998
Attia Hosain fu una scrittrice, femminista e radiotrasmettitrice il cui lavoro esplorò le complessità delle relazioni umane e delle aspettative sociali. La sua prosa offriva una profonda visione della psicologia dei personaggi e una rappresentazione sfumata della società indiana. Hosain era nota per la sua prospettiva femminista, cercando di dare voce alle donne spesso messe a tacere all'interno delle strutture patriarcali. La sua eredità letteraria risiede nel coraggioso esame di temi riguardanti identità, tradizione e modernizzazione.
"Sunlight on a Broken Column, first published in 1961, is a monumental, autobiographical novel, set against the background of Indian Partition. Laila, orphaned daughter of a distinguished Muslim family, is brought up in her grandfather's traditional household by her aunts, who keep purdah. At fifteen she moves to the home of a 'liberal' but autocratic uncle in Lucknow. Here, during the 1930s, as the struggle for Indian independence sharpens, Laila is surrounded by relatives and university friends caught up in politics. Laila is unable to commit herself to any cause: her own fight for independence is a struggle against the claustrophobia of traditional life, from which she can only break away when she falls in love with a man whom her family has not chosen for her. With its stunning evocation of India, its political insight and unsentimental understanding of the human heart, Sunlight on a Broken Column is a classic of Muslim life."--Provided by publisher
