{"product_id":"the-kept-woman-and-other-stories-by-kamala-das-om-books-9789380069272","title":"The Kept Woman and other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome stories stay with you long after the last page. \u003cem\u003eThe Kept Woman and other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e by Kamala Das is one of them – a paperback that rewards an unhurried read. Runs to about 192 pages, so it's a book you'll want to pass on to a friend when you're done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat it's about\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e”I feel a woman is most attractive when she surrenders to her man. She is incomplete without a man,” averred Kamala Das shortly before her death in May, 2009. One of the most controversial and celebrated Indian authors, she combined in her writings rare honesty and sensitivity, provocation and poignancy. The Kept Woman and Other Stories explores the man-woman relationship in all its dimensions. Deprived, depraved, mysterious, mystical and exalted, each character, culled from experience and observation, is an incisive study of love, lust and longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author :Kamala Das poet, novelist, short-story writer, essayist and memoirist, Kamala Das, alias Madhavikutty, was born in 1934 into a literary family. Her father, VM Nair was the former Managing Editor of the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi; her mother, Nalapatt Balamani Amma, was a well-known Malayalam poet and her great-uncle, Nalapatt Narayana Menon, was a writer and translator. Schooled mainly at home, she was a voracious reader, and spent her childhood between Punnayurkulam, her ancestral village in Kerala, and Calcutta (now Kolkata). Married at the age of 15 to Madhava Das, she started writing while still in her teens. She wrote short stories and poems, six novels and three memoirs, in which she explored a woman’s quest for freedom from sexual and domestic oppression, and examined the paradoxes of life and relationships with great emotional depth. She is best known for her controversial and provocative autobiography My Story. In 1999, she converted to Islam and assumed the name of Kamala Suraiya. In her later years, she wrote a syndicated newspaper column on a wide range of topics, including religion and politics. Kamala Das passed away in May 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kamala Das\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e OM Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1Jan2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Non-Fiction Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs The Kept Woman and other Stories available in paperback or hardcover?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for the paperback edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Kept Woman and other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat language is this edition in?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho wrote The Kept Woman and other Stories?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kept Woman and other Stories is written by Kamala Das.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow fast does Bookston ship?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShipping is free on every order, with no minimum. We ship within the United States only; orders leave our Denver, Colorado warehouse in 1–2 business days and usually arrive within 5–7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat if the book arrives damaged or isn't what I expected?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou have 30 days from delivery to return it in new condition for a full refund. If it arrived damaged, defective or wrong, we cover the return shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67808707018863,"sku":"9789380069272","price":24.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/2004\/0303\/files\/9789380069272_1.jpg?v=1792601131","url":"https:\/\/bookston.com\/products\/the-kept-woman-and-other-stories-by-kamala-das-om-books-9789380069272","provider":"Bookston","version":"1.0","type":"link"}