The Queen of Jhansi (Seagull World Literature)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906497532 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From these she wove a very personal history of a heroine—an unusual woman, widowed at an early age, who grew from a free-spirited child into an independent young leader.Devi’s resulting work traces the history of the growing resistance to the British, while building a detailed picture of Lakshmibai as a complex, spirited, full-blooded woman who wears her long tresses unbound at the same time as she prefers a male attire on horseback; who is a cool-headed and far-sighted leader of men, full of warm concern for her soldiers; as well as a mother who worries about her infant son’s well-being. Simultaneously a history, a biography, and an imaginative work of fiction, this book is a valuable contribution to the reclamation of history and historiography by femin
Five Stars Amazing narrative, historically accurate!. Bought this for my Mom prdp I bought this for my mom and she enjoyed reading this and recalls the story having grown up in India.
"There are many histories of the Indian rebellion written by white men about the white men involved; we need writers like Mahasweta Devi to tell us about the same history from the other perspectives."