The Diary of a Maidservant
Translation by Sagaree Sengupta
Published on 30. August 2007
Book
Hardback
286 pages
978-0-19-569199-3 (ISBN)
Description
The book is a translation of a novel by Krishna Baldev Vaid,a pre-eminent author of Hindi stories, novels, and dramas. dedicated to hard-working women domestics, The Diary of a Maidservant delineates the life and thoughts of Shanti, a young woman who earns a living as a casual household help. Through the 'diary', given as a gift to Shanti, the teenage maidservant slowly discovers her impulses, dreams, and contradictions, and the reader is gradually drawn into the complications of everyday relationships between masters and servants and men and women.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-569199-3 (9780195691993)
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