Details

Subject(s)

• Mahāśvetā Debī 1926-2016—Interviews [Browse]
• Authors, Bengali—20th century—Interviews [Browse]
• Short stories, Indic—Translations into English [Browse]
• Indic literature—20th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• India—In literature [Browse]

Translator

• Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty [Browse]

Related name

• Taylor & Francis [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Short stories [Browse]

Biographical/​Historical note

Mahasweta Devi, Gayatri Spivak

Summary note

Imaginary Maps presents three stories from noted Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi in conjunction with readings of these tales by famed cultural and literary critic, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Weaving history, myth and current political realities, these stories explore troubling motifs in contemporary Indian life through the figures and narratives of indigenous tribes in India. At once delicate and violent, Devi's stories map the experiences of the "tribals" and tribal life under decolonization. In "The Hunt," "Douloti the Bountiful" and the deftly wrought allegory of tribal agony "Pterodactyl, Pirtha, and Puran Sahay," Ms. Devi links the specific fate of tribals in India to that of marginalized peoples everywhere. Gayatri Spivak's readings of these stories connect the necessary "power lines" within them, not only between local and international structures of power (patriarchy, nationalisms, late capitalism), but also to the university.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213).

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Source of description

Print version record.

Language note

Translated from the Bengali G.C. Spivak.

Contents

• The hunt
• Douloti the bountiful
• Pterodactyl, Puran Sahay, and Pirtha.

ISBN

• 9780203760116 ((electronic bk.))
• 0203760115 ((electronic bk.))
• 9781134711765 ((electronic bk. ; : Mobipocket))
• 113471176X ((electronic bk. ; : Mobipocket))
• 9781134711697 ((electronic bk. ; : EPUB))
• 1134711697 ((electronic bk. ; : EPUB))
• 9781134711628 ((electronic bk. ; : PDF))
• 113471162X ((electronic bk. ; : PDF))

Tech. report no.

93001284

OCLC

1114601157

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203760116

Statement on language in description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...