{"product_id":"memory-of-light-hardcover","title":"Memory of Light - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Vanita\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreparations for King George the Third's fiftieth birthday gala are in full swing in Lucknow. As poets and performers vie to be part of the show, Chapla Bai, a dazzling courtesan from Kashi, briefly enters this competitive world, and sweeps the poet Nafis Bai off her feet. An irresistible passion takes root, expanding and contracting like a wave of light. Over two summers, aided by Nafis's friends, the poets Insha and Rangin, and Sharad, himself in love with a man, they exchange letters and verses, feeding each other the heady fruit of desire. When Chapla leaves for home, they part with the dream of building a life together. Can their relationship survive the distances?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated in the voice of Nafis, \u003ci\u003eMemory of Light\u003c\/i\u003e weaves an exquisite web of conversations, songs, reminiscences around a life-changing love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Vanita\u003c\/b\u003e taught at Delhi University for 20 years and is now professor at the University of Montana. She was founding co-editor of \u003ci\u003eManushi\u003c\/i\u003e, 1978-90. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eLove's Rite: Same-Sex Marriages in Modern India \u003c\/i\u003e(2005); \u003ci\u003eGender, Sex and the City: Urdu Rekhti Poetry in India 1780-1870 \u003c\/i\u003e(2012); and \u003ci\u003eDancing with the Nation: Courtesans in Bombay Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2017). She is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSame-Sex Love in India: A Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e, and has translated many works of fiction and poetry from Hindi and Urdu to English, most notably \u003ci\u003eChocolate: Stories on Male-Male Desire \u003c\/i\u003eby Pandey Bechan Sharma 'Ugra' (2008). This is her first work of fiction. She divides her time between Missoula and Gurgaon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725834457151,"sku":"9780670093519","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7ae72b3b87bd47a42603bb4c4edc1300.webp?v=1765108138","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/memory-of-light-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}