{"product_id":"kallo-and-other-stories-9789357313087","title":"Kallo And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nazir, Sameena And Translated By Mujtaba, Saira\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFor readers of Ismat Chughtai, Banu Mushtaq and Saadat Hasan Manto. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA tooth powder seller's muse. A moustache-wielding matriarch. A beautician who keeps close company with rats. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe women in this unconventional collection of short stories break out of their societal bonds, challenge norms and write their own fates. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in Urdu in 2021 to critical acclaim, Kallo opens readers to a new world. Men, though instrumental, are incidental; piety and grime jostle for space; queerness of all kinds is welcome; and women's passions, desires and fears are at the forefront. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sharp takedown of the hypocrisies of society, particularly the man-made divisions of national borders, religion, caste and class, is a masterclass in irreverent satire – great if you love a bite in your humour – with female protagonists you can't help but root for. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA landmark work of feminist and queer Urdu literature now available in English for the first time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e 'Dazzling, delicate and richly imagined stories.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e― ANEES SALIM, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'A lucid and deeply sensitive translation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―Rana Safvi, historian and author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e 'In story after story, Sameena moves forward – proudly, unapologetically, fearlessly – holding aloft the banner unfurled by Ismat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’―DR RAKHSHANDA JALIL, writer, translator and literary historian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e 'Taut prose... Saira Mujtaba has translated the stories with a deep cultural register.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHAFEY KIDWAI, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, 2019, and a well-known bilingual critic, author and reviewer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn essential for every feminist and queer reading list – and for anyone who loves sharp, fearless literary fiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47973324685463,"sku":"9789357313087","price":390.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789357313087.webp?v=1783061155","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/kallo-and-other-stories-9789357313087","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}