The book was originally published in malayalam, titled ente katha. My story and her responses to my questionnaire suggest that she began seriously writing verse because of her intense unhappiness in her marriage. I have picked up this book in the month of august, the month i turned 24. When the young couple left for calcutta my grandmother went along with them to get them settled. Later she admitted that much of the autobiography had fictional elements. Depicting the authors intensely personal experiences in.
A highly readable book and a literary masterpiece by any standards. Over the years kamala has proffered several contradictory accounts of the genesis of my story. Kamala portrays herself as an inquisitive child who faced the triggers of race especially when india was gripped by the british imperialists. My story julia gillard autobiography, by julia gillard, 2014. The writer looked very rebellious and revolutionary and i instantly drawn towards her works and my teacher had given me to read kamalas autobiography my story. A pioneer among indian poets who wrote in english, her extensive literary oeuvre also encompassed short stories, novels, essays, and a memoir. She breaks the barriers of taboos and traditions by sharing. Balachander, in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. My story julie couillard book, by julie couillard, 2008. Brought up in rural india, married at an early age, this woman found solace in her kids and ultimately, writing. More than an autobiography, i felt like it rang the bell as a wakeup call, to act against unjust in several ways for a minority of indian women in the early 70s who were undergoing.
The book was hailed as a refreshingly candid, poignant and delightfully provocative, account of her life, as well as the lives of countless tormented and tortured women. Amazon renewed refurbished products with a warranty. Written with raw candour, the book became a bestseller and was. The book is filled with poetry, the simple prose actually better than the real poems at the beginning of each chapter. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I have kept reading rare collections of books as on of my reading goals since a year ago. The times when it was first published in 1973, kamala dass sensational autobiography. No violation by government in allowing early release to. There is a charm around kamala dasthe unapologetic poet, the enigmatic mistress of wordsthat still continues to lure readers, despite her demise almost a decade ago. I have read her poetry in college, and was particularly struck by the extract from this poem.
My story scholastic uk, a series of historical novels for children. At the age of 42, she published a daring autobiography, my story. She raised many topics in this book, which are still under cover. Special, commemorative edition published in association with dc books first published in 1977, kamala dass outspoken and controversial autobiography has become a cult classic. Aditi rao hydari thanks jaya bachchan for suggesting her for padmaavat high court. He budchist adopted and raised by foster suta parents named radha and adhiratha nandana1 of the charioteer and poet profession working for king dhritarashtra. My story relevant for feminist views even 45 years later. Having read this book in 2018, 45 years after the book was initially published, i could. The autobiography is called ente katha in malayalam.
My story scholastic new zealand, a series of historical novels for children. A thorough exploration of a buddhist conceptual framework for being spiritually awake. After her demise, i just browsed few passages and here are a few which i got from various websites. But when madhavikutty translated her story as kamala dass my story in english, on may 1, 2017, smriti singh published the chapter. Kamala dass experience as a progeny of an unsuccessful marriage to the dark skin that had traumatized a. The acclaimed poetess passed away recently, and when i read the mention of the book in tributes to her in various publications the name rang a bell. At the awards ceremony, it was announced that the charles taylor prize would become fhe annual award. Depicting the authors intensely personal experiences in her passage to womanhood and shedding light on the hypocrisies that informed traditional society, this memoir was far.
I like to call this poetry even if my words lose their music when, after raising in my innards a beautiful liquid turbulence, they come to surface in the. Reading my story gave me a feeling of reading the accounts of a woman who would probably be of my grandmothers age. The doctor thought, that writing would distract my mind, from the fear of a sudden death. The book evoked violent reactions of admiration and criticism among the readers and critics.
She was much ahead of her time and this book is the perfect example of her far sightedness. In the book, she explores the desires of women of that era who were bound by tradition and had no say in any matters. Brought up in convent schools kamala faced discrimination at an early. Its outspokenness and frank portrayal of extramarital relations led on to the book becoming a cult classic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy my story book online at low prices in india my story. In her preface to the autobiography, kamala claims that she began to write the text in the mid1970s from her hospital bed as she grappled with a potentially fatal heart condition. My story ente katha in malayalam was originally a series of columns. The life of self educated,and fiercely independent woman finds articulation in the form of biography in my story. The very explicit nature of the book for which it has intiated a lot of discussions is apparent from the very beginning. Kamala openly introduced a generation to a subject that was taboo those daysshe spoke on topics like coming of age and sexual yearnings of a woman. The author of the aforementioned introduction quotes a passage from the first version of the book, written in malayalam. An indian woman writing about extramarital affairs, sexual fantasies and lesbianism in the early 70s.
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