Beasts of burden /

Beasts of burden /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Imaiyam, author.
Uniform title:	Kōvēr̲u kal̲utaikaḷ. English
Edition:	Revised edition, second edition.
Imprint:	New Delhi, India : Thornbird/Niyogi Books, 2019.
Description:	336 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Dalits -- Fiction. Caste -- India -- Fiction. Tamil fiction -- Translations into English. Tamil fiction Translations
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12718983

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Other authors / contributors:	Holmstrom, Lakshmi, translator.
ISBN:	9789386906625 9386906627
Notes:	Novel. Edition statement from page 5. Also available as an e-book.
Summary:	An intimate portrayal of a Mahadalit family, continues to be thought provoking for its depiction of caste oppression within Dalit communities. Beasts of Burden opens with Arrokyam, a middle-aged woman, and her family organising a trip to church hoping it will fix their problems. Arrokyam is deeply perturbed by the socio-economic shifts she senses. She wants to hold on to the old order of the caste system where roles and exchange rates were predetermined. Increasingly, Arrokyam and her husband Savuri find themselves burdened with more work but their rations drastically cut down. They face the worst of the economic hardships because they are Mahadalit, the most marginalized among Dalits, serving a community of agricultural bonded labourers.

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Item Description:	Novel. Edition statement from page 5.
Physical Description:	336 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:	9789386906625 9386906627