Hosain, Attia
Sunlight on a Broken Column (Virago Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780349014470
- author:
- Hosain, Attia
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Virago Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.4 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Sunlight on a Broken Column, first published in 1961, is a powerful and deeply personal novel that explores the complexities of identity and belonging in the face of great change.
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of Indian Partition, the story follows Laila, a young woman struggling to find her place in a world where tradition and politics collide. As she navigates the constraints of her family's expectations and the constraints of her own desires, Laila must confront the limits of her own freedom.
This thought-provoking and deeply human novel offers a nuanced and unsentimental portrayal of the human heart, and the ways in which we search for connection and meaning in a rapidly changing world.
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