{"product_id":"tirukkural-the-book-of-desire-9780670097081","title":"Tirukkural: the Book of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tiruvalluvar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH India Local Print\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Hamish Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by the poet Thiruvalluvar, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKamattu-p-pal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the third part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTirukkural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- one of the most important texts in Tamil literature. The most intimate section of this great work - it is also, historically, the part that has been most heavily censored. Although hundreds of male translations of the text have been published, it has also only ever been translated by a woman once before. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTirukkural\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is award-winning writer Meena Kandasamy's luminous translation of the Kamattu-p-pal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeena Kandasamy delves into this classic, and provides the first feminist interventionist translation into English-remaining true to the desire throbbing through the lifeblood of the text, while retaining the drama that pervades the quintessential Tamil world of exaggerated hurt, lover's quarrels and evenings lost to longing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her trademark wit, lyricism and passionate insight, Meena weaves a magic spell: taking the reader on a journey through 250 kurals, organised under separate headings - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'The Pleasure of Sex'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e 'Renouncing Shame'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'The Delights of Sulking' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- the result is a fresh, vital, and breath-taking translation that conveys powerful messages about female sensuality, agency, and desire. It is a revolution 2000 years in the making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH India Local Print","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46122614882455,"sku":"9780670097081","price":390.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780670097081.webp?v=1769298637","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tirukkural-the-book-of-desire-9780670097081","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}