Romtha

9788170462576

Seagull Books, Kolkata, 2004

Language: English

96 pages

20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm

Price INR 250.00
Book Club Price INR 212.00
INR 250.00
In stock
SKU
LWB1160

A beautiful young man condemned to death for a crime of passion; his lover, the beautiful courtesan whom he kills but continues to mourn and yearn for; and a lonely young widow burnign with unrequited desire. This love triangle set in twelfth century bengal, moving between the royal city of Gaur and the forests and rivers of rural Bengal, centres on the fate of the romtha, the branded criminal who awaits his own death. Ironically named Sharan refugue theire is not refuge for the protagonist of this tale of passion, vengeance and the overwhelming hunger for life.

Mahasweta Devi

Mahasweta Devi is one of India's foremost writers. Her powerful fiction has won her recognition in the form of the Sahitya Akademi (1979), Jnanpith (1996) and Ramon Magsaysay (1996) awards, amongst several other literary honours. She was also awarded the Padmasree in 1986, for her activist work amongst dispossessed tribal communities.