Bøger af Kamala Das

This unusual volume brings together two disparate voices, of friends who met and conversed over many years, in different cities and at different stages in their life, both of whom turned to poetry in moments both anxious and happy. The poems by Kamala Das include the very last one she wrote before death claimed her, and in many ways Suresh Kohli's work reflects similar concerns, with death and distances, both physical and emotional.

One of the pioneers of feminist writing in India, Kamala Das is known for herprovocative writing on female sexuality and desire. Padmavati the Harlot and OtherStories includes some of her very best fiction. In 'A Little Kitten', a newly marriedwoman finds her life turning dull and insipid as the tedium of marriage begins tosettle in. An old woman believes she is a princess and is delighted to be courtedby three suitors in 'The Princess of Avanti'. A man realizes, too late, that he is inlove with the woman he is breaking up with in 'The Sea Lounge'. In these and otherstories, Kamala Das is bold and unflinching in her exploration of themes such asviolence, desire, sex, marriage, family, communalism, and death.