The dalit autobiography is a literary form marked by a great quantity of writing equally matched by its quality. The autobiographies in this first English collection depict varying facets of dalit life: the struggle for survival; the man-woman relationship; an existence crushed under the wheels of village life; the experiencing of humiliation and atrocities—at times, abject submission, at other times, rebellion.
A Corpse in the Well: Translations from Modern Marathi Dalit Autobiographies
The dalit autobiography is a literary form marked by a great quantity of writing equally matched by its quality. The autobiographies in this first English collection depict varying facets of dalit life: the struggle for survival; the man-woman relationship; an existence crushed under the wheels of village life; the experiencing of humiliation and atrocities—at times, abject submission, at other times, rebellion.
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