Published by Galley Beggar Press
ISBN 10: 1913111369 ISBN 13: 9781913111366
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. 2023. hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Published by Galley Beggar Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1913111369 ISBN 13: 9781913111366
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: Very Good. 2023. hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. . . . .
Published by Penguin, 2023
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Hardcover. Condition: New. Written by the poet Thiruvalluvar, the Kamattu-p-pal is the third part of the Tirukkural one of the most important texts in Tamil literature. The most intimate section of this great work it is also, historically, the part that has been most heavily censored. Although hundreds of male translations of the text have been published, it has also only ever been translated by a woman once before. Tirukkural is award-winning writer Meena Kandasamy's luminous translation of the Kamattu-p-pal. Meena Kandasamy delves into this classic, and provides the first feminist interventionist translation into English-remaining true to the desire throbbing through the lifeblood of the text, while retaining the drama that pervades the quintessential Tamil world of exaggerated hurt, lover's quarrels and evenings lost to longing. With her trademark wit, lyricism and passionate insight, Meena weaves a magic spell: taking the reader on a journey through 250 kurals, organised under separate headings 'The Pleasure of Sex', 'Renouncing Shame', 'The Delights of Sulking' the result is a fresh, vital, and breath-taking translation that conveys powerful messages about female sensuality, agency, and desire. It is a revolution 2000 years in the making.