An anthology of contemporary Bengali plays by Bratya Basu /

An anthology of contemporary Bengali plays by Bratya Basu /

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Author / Creator:	Basu, Brātya, 1969- author.
Uniform title:	Plays. Selections. English
Imprint:	London ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023. ©2023
Description:	252 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Methuen Drama play collections
Subject:	Basu, Brātya, -- 1969- -- Translations into English. Indian drama -- 21st century. Bengali drama -- 21st century. Bengali drama -- Translations into English. Drama.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13472706

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Other uniform titles:	Kreusā da kvīna. English.
Other authors / contributors:	Dhawan, Nandita, editor. Kolodezh, Sam, editor. Banerjee, Mainak, translator Banerji, Arnab, translator.
ISBN:	1350289434 9781350289437 9781350289420 1350289426
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Translated from the Bengali.
Summary:	"This anthology of six selected plays, written between 2000 and 2020 by Bratya Basu, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021, is the first collection of Bengali plays that blends avant-garde, pop and traditional cultures with contemporary dramatic themes. The six plays, freshly translated into English, each bring a uniquely Bengali and Indian perspective to the intermingling of past and present, global and local, and magical and real in a postmodern pastiche about India today. The collection is divided into three thematic sections: 1) 'Poignant Challenges, Soulful Remorse' examines power in Indian politics, religion, and family; 2) '(In)visible Boundaries, (Un)democratic Choices' explores the relationship among democracy, nation building, and the role of women in intergenerational political struggle; [and] 3) 'Intimately Political, Politically Intimate' navigates queer identity, mental health and the fabulation of modern Bengali life in a 21st-century India straddling the progressive politics that removed section 377 and Hindu nationalisms that stoke new conservatisms" -- Provided by publisher.

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