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Title details for The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey - Available

The Sleeping Dictionary

by Sujata Massey
Sneha Mathan
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The term 'sleeping dictionary' was coined for young Indian women who slept with British men and educated them in the ways of India. Set between 1925 and the end of World War II, The Sleeping Dictionary is the story of Kamala, born to a peasant family in West Bengal, who makes her way to Calcutta of the 1930s. Haunted by a forbidden love, she is caught between the raging independence movement and the British colonial society she finds herself inhabiting. This portrait of late Raj India is both a saga and a passionate love story.

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  • Release date

    August 20, 2013

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      • ISBN: 9781666602654
      • File size: 468456 KB
      • Duration: 16:15:56

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      A historical novel set in colonial India, this story has a large cast of characters--so large, in fact, that it takes nearly seven minutes to hear the list of all of their mentions before the story itself begins. Sneha Mathan manages to distinguish the dizzying cast through an impressive range of variations in cadence, rhythm, pace, tone, and volume. Her strength is the gentle yet perky ethos she gives to the young protagonist, Kamala. Mathan draw us closer to an unforgiving era when women were often caught between the colonizer's agenda and the restrictions of a patriarchal society. An eclectic mix of history, humor, passion, and pain, this is a lovely title for those who enjoy Indian literature. M.R. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine

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