Cast Me Out if You Will

Stories and Memoir

Author: Lalithambika Antherjanam
Secondary Author: Gita Krishnakutty
ISBN: 9781558611887

   "There have been no women in our part of the country whose names posterity found it worthwhile to cherish," writes Lalithambika Antherjanam in "Come Back", her fictional account of an Indian woman activist's life. In Cast Me Out If You Will, however, Antherjanam's stories bring to life the experiences of women living at all levels of Indian society. From the faithful and devoted nanny of "Wooden Cradles" to the lonely young bride of "In the Moonlight", Antherjanam's characters are keenly observed and faithfully rendered. This unique collection of short stories and personal memoirs-a compilation representing half a century of writing and activism-is the ideal introduction to one of India's best-loved and foremost feminist authors.    Antherjanam's stories emerge from her own experience as a member of the namboodiri caste, a powerful and influential brahmin community. Born in 1909 in Kerala, India, Antherjanam soon defied her privilege upbringing and turned her pen to documentin

Publisher: Feminist Press
Publish Date: 1998

Subjects: Literary Collections / General, Literary Criticism / Women Authors

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