Attia Hosain Knihy
1. leden 1913 – 25. leden 1998
Attia Hosainová byla spisovatelkou, feministkou a rozhlasovou moderátorkou, která se ve své práci zabývala složitými mezilidskými vztahy a společenskými normami. Její próza se vyznačovala pronikavým vhledem do psychologie postav a jemným vykreslením indické společnosti. Hosainová byla známá svým feministickým postojem a snahou dát hlasy ženám, které byly v patriarchálním světě často umlčovány. Její literární odkaz spočívá v odvážném zkoumání témat identity, tradice a modernizace.
Attia Hosain is one of the most influential Indian writers of the twentieth century. In these beautifully wrought stories, she depicts characters who are caught between worlds and cultures.
"Sunlight on a Broken Column, first published in 1961, is a monumental, autobiographical novel, set against the background of Indian Partition. Laila, orphaned daughter of a distinguished Muslim family, is brought up in her grandfather's traditional household by her aunts, who keep purdah. At fifteen she moves to the home of a 'liberal' but autocratic uncle in Lucknow. Here, during the 1930s, as the struggle for Indian independence sharpens, Laila is surrounded by relatives and university friends caught up in politics. Laila is unable to commit herself to any cause: her own fight for independence is a struggle against the claustrophobia of traditional life, from which she can only break away when she falls in love with a man whom her family has not chosen for her. With its stunning evocation of India, its political insight and unsentimental understanding of the human heart, Sunlight on a Broken Column is a classic of Muslim life."--Provided by publisher
