Padmavati The Harlot & Other Stories

One of the pioneers of feminist writing in India, Kamala Das is known for herprovocative writing on female sexuality and desire. Padmavati the Harlot and OtherStories includes some of her very best fiction. In 'A Little Kitten', a newly marriedwoman finds her life turning dull and insipid as the tedium of marriage begins tosettle in. An old woman believes she is a princess and is delighted to be courtedby three suitors in 'The Princess of Avanti'. A man realizes, too late, that he is inlove with the woman he is breaking up with in 'The Sea Lounge'. In these and otherstories, Kamala Das is bold and unflinching in her exploration of themes such asviolence, desire, sex, marriage, family, communalism, and death.