Sultana’s Dream, first published in 1905 in a Madras English newspaper, is a witty feminist utopiaa tale of reverse purdah that posits a world in which men are confined indoors and women have taken over the public sphere, ending a war nonviolently and restoring health and beauty to the world.
"The Secluded Ones" is a selection of short sketches, first published in Bengali newspapers, illuminating the cruel and comic realities of life in purdah.
Sultana's Dream and Selections from The Secluded Ones (A Feminist Press Sourcebook)
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Author(s)Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
PublisherThe Feminist Press
ISBN / ASIN0935312838
ISBN-139780935312836
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank230,330
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