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The Women's Courtyard

By Khadija Mastur

The Women's Courtyard

By Khadija Mastur

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A feminist classic of Partition literature translated by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell Set in the turbulent decade of the 1940s, The Women's Courtyard provides an inverted perspective on the Partition. Mastur's novel gives expression to the preoccupations of the women in the courtyard, fighting different battles with loud voices. The novel follows a Muslim girl, Aliya, and her family, about and around the climax of the Independence struggle. While the national struggle rages on the street, Aliya, Aunty and the residents of the courtyard are tethered hopelessly to their own problems of life and death. The Women's Courtyard is an experience in suffocation. Within the strict religious and social framework of a rigid Muslim family, there is a purdah between Aliya and the rest of the world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2025-10-02
Publication Date:
2025-07-15
Publisher:
Penguin Random House LLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143138065
ISBN13:
9780143138068
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
356 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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