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Book SynopsisThis anthology presents literary and dramatic works from across Asia and the Asian diaspora, some appearing in English for the first time. These works question the standards that society employs to consider a historical period in which universal human rights and civil liberties are considered secondary to collective good.
Trade ReviewA compilation of creative writings powerfully evocative and richly diverse, yet united by themes of conflict between the home and the world. To most of us who think of home and belonging as unconditional givens, reading these may well topple us from the couch of complacency we choose to lie on within the comfort and security of our dwelling. Goossen and Hazra deserve laud for this fine pick. -- Mahesh Dattani, playwright
Table of ContentsIntroduction, Theodore W. Goossen and Anindo Hazra, editors 1.A Life in Transit by Noor Zaheer, translated by Arun P. Mukherjee 2.The Hallucinatory World of Aoge by Liao Zixin, translated by Gordon Anderson 3.Sri Sumarah by Umar Kayam, translated by John H. McGlynn 4.Tamil poems by Cheran, V.I.S. Jayapalan and Puthuvai Ratnathurai, translated by Nedra 5.Red Dates by Yuasa Katsue, translated by Jooyeon Rhee 6.Into the Light by Kim Saryang, translated by Theodore W. Goossen 7.Tibetan poems by Ju Kalsang and Poets 1–8, translated by Françoise Robin 8.The Padma River Boatman (excerpt) by Manik Bandopadhyaya, translated by Barbara Painter and Yann Lovelock 9.Voice Upon Voice (abridged) by Lena Simanjuntak and Teater Perempuan Independen, translated by Michael Bodden and Saraswati Sunindyo 10.From the Diaspora: poems by Sheniz Janmohamed and Bushra Rehman
