The love queen of Malabar : memoir of a friendship with Kamala Das / Merrily Weisbord.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weisbord, Merrily.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kamalā Sur̲ayya, 1934-2009.

Kamalā Sur̲ayya.

Kamalā Sur̲ayya, 1934-2009--Friends and associates.

Women authors, Indic--20th century--Biography.

Women authors, Indic.

Authors, Malayalam--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Malayalam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An astonishing adventure into the heart of one India's most controversial writers.

Contents:

Cochin, Munnar, Kovalam, South India 1995. The stranger and I ; An introduction ; Love in another country ; Esoteric exotica ; Lines addressed to a Devadesi

Montreal, Laurentian Mountains, New York, 1995. Maple leaves red as drying blood ; I shall carry you with me ; Child bride ; Riding a tiger

Delhi, Cochin, Kovalam, 1997. Orbits of friendship ; Life is but a dream ; The husband who neither loved nor used her but was a ruthless watcher

Cochin, Calicut, Malabar, 2000. Bliss in the scent of his perspiration ; Beyond the outskirts of the city ; The fear of the year ; A pale green pond

The Laurentians, Montreal, 2000. Gift of a man ; The depth of sequestered pools

Cochin, 2003. A touch of moonlight ; You embrace me

Cochin, 2004. Exhalations ; A cloudburst of intense fantasy

Cochin, Punnayurkulam, 2005. The close to me ; The place of quiet happiness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613843753

9780773581418

0773581413

9781283531306

1283531305

9780773580992

0773580999

OCLC:

806255299