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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9789385285974 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
890 |
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SHR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Shree, Geetanjali |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Mai: silently mother |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Niyogi Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2022 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New Delhi : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
223 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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| Price amount |
350.00 |
| Price type code |
INR |
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01 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Behind the walls of a house in a North Indian town a whole world thrives—of the joint family, their attendants, their visitors. Three generations of women and their men live different strategies of adjustment and achievement to accommodate or challenge patriarchy. They seem to fit in recognised frames, but what are the subtle machinations behind the apparent stereotypes? It is that which the novel uncovers, in a tale told in deceptively simple terms, using smells, sounds, tastes and flavours, scenes and tiny signs, and incidents of a daily and ordinary existence to build, weave by weave, a rich and layered tapestry, saying always more than is apparent. At the centre is Mai, the mother, seemingly weak and silent, but it is she who holds together the subtle patterns of relationships and agencies, and quietly carves out a life for herself as also for those around. Her New Age children are obsessed with rescuing her from the ‘prison’ and escaping themselves; but as the story unfolds, any simplistic notion of bondage and freedom goes for a toss. Profound stories of love and loss are lightly delivered. Mai was her debut novel which was translated into English by Nita Kumar. This translation received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and was shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award in 2001. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Mothers and daughters |
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Middle class families |
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fiction |
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Motherhood |
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Joint family |
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Generation gap |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Kumar, Nita |
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tr. |
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| Item type |
Books |