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Chittacobra
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- Book Synopsis
- In 1979, Mridula Garg released her third Hindi novel, Chittacobra, the story of an intense love affair between a young Indian woman**x2014;disconnected from her home, social milieu, marriage and husband**x2014;and a gypsy missionary from Scotland. There was an uproar**x2014;the novel was branded obscene and the police came to arrest her. But the controversy also took this remarkably frank and sensitive exploration of love and desire to many thousands of readers. It became, and remains to this day, one of the most celebrated works of contemporary Hindi literature.
- About The Author
- Equally proficient in Hindi and English, Mridula Garg has written in almost every genre-eight novels, four plays, four collections of essays, two memoirs of fellow writers, a travel account, twenty poems in Hindi and English, and eighty-six short stories. Of the number of accolades she has received over the years, Kathgulab (1996) was awarded the Vyas Samman in 2004 and Miljul Mann (2010), the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2013. She also received the Hellman-Hammet Grant from The Human Rights Watch, New York in 2001.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9789354474101
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Speaking Tiger, (31 January 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 200
- Weight
- 172 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 20 mm
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