Annie Zaidi Libri

In this exploration of the meaning of home, Annie Zaidi reflects on the places in India from which she derives her sense of identity. She looks back on the now renamed city of her birth and the impossibility of belonging in the industrial township where she grew up. From her ancestral village, in a region notorious for its gangsters, to the mega-city where she now lives, Zaidi provides a nuanced perspective on forging a sense of belonging as a minority and a migrant in places where other communities consider you an outsider, and of the fragility of home left behind and changed beyond recognition. Zaidi is the 2019/ 2020 winner of the Nine Dots Prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary social issues. This title is also available as Open Access.

Unbound is a collection of some of the most significant writing by Indian women over the past two thousand years. Divided into eleven sections, it encompasses writing on various aspects of life: spirituality, love, marriage, children, food, work, social and individual identity, battles, myths and fables, travel, and death. While many of the pieces are commentaries on the struggle that women undergo to overcome obstacles-social and political-all of them showcase the remarkable creative ability of

The collection features significant writings by Indian women spanning two millennia, organized into eleven thematic sections. It explores diverse topics such as spirituality, love, marriage, and identity, alongside social and political struggles. Each piece highlights the resilience and creativity of women, offering insights into their experiences and contributions across various aspects of life. Through this anthology, readers can appreciate the depth and richness of women's voices in Indian literature.

Annie Zaidi, eine indische Schriftstellerin, thematisiert in ihrem 2019 erschienenen Roman "Prelude to a Riot" auf einfallsreiche Weise die Verbindung von Vorurteilen, Hassreden und Gewaltausbrüchen. Ihr Werk ist sowohl für Indien als auch international von großer Relevanz und geht unter die Haut.