Attia Hosain is one of the most influential Indian writers of the twentieth century. In these beautifully wrought stories, she depicts characters who are caught between worlds and cultures.
Attia Hosain Knihy
1. január 1913 – 25. január 1998
Attia Hosain bola spisovateľkou, feministkou a rozhlasovou moderátorkou, ktorá sa vo svojej tvorbe venovala zložitým medziľudským vzťahom a spoločenským normám. Jej próza sa vyznačovala prenikavým vhľadom do psychológie postáv a jemným vykreslením indickej spoločnosti. Hosain bola známa svojím feministickým postojom a snahou dať hlas ženám, ktoré boli v patriarchálnom svete často umlčiavané. Jej literárny odkaz spočíva v odvážnom skúmaní tém identity, tradície a modernizácie.
Laila, orphaned daughter of a distinguished Muslim family, is brought up by her orthodox aunts who keep purdah. At 15, she moves to the home of a "liberal" uncle in Lucknow. Here, during the 1930s, as the struggle for independence sharpens, Laila is surrounded by relatives and university friends caught up in politics. But Laila is unable to commit herself to any her own fight for independence is a struggle with traditional life as she falls in love with a man not chosen by her family. With its beautiful evocation of India, its political insight and unsentimental understanding of the human heart, this is a classic of Muslim life.
