{"product_id":"the-hour-past-midnight-9788189884666","title":"The Hour Past Midnight","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Salma Salma\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Zubaan Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Zubaan Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalma is a major Indian political leader, who in 2003 faced obscenity charges and violent threats for her collection of erotic poetry. Undeterred, she's back with a beautiful, evocative, and poetic novel--now available for the first time in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hour Past Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare glimpse into the lives of Muslim women in traditionalist South Indian families. Salma gives us Rabia who is caught sneaking off to see a movie with friends and is beaten into submission by her mother, Zohra. There is Firdaus, a beautiful girl of marriageable age, who on her wedding night turns to the wealthy groom selected for her and says, \"I'm not going to live with you; don't touch me!\" Salma weaves together the stories of Rabia, Zohra, and Firdaus, who all live in a world dominated by men, achingly portraying their rebellions, compromises, friendships, falling apart, and coming back together. In this lyrical and powerful novel, we get an honest--sometimes uplifting, sometimes heartbreaking--account of the lives of Muslim women in rural Tamil Nadu.","brand":"Zubaan Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087211847831,"sku":"9788189884666","price":372.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788189884666.webp?v=1767640118","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-hour-past-midnight-9788189884666","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}