Sultana's Dream and Padmarag
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- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2022
Summary
One of the first science-fiction utopian stories and one of the first feminist utopias by celebrated pioneering feminist, educator, activist, and Bengali writer Rokeya Hossain.
Sultana, a Muslim woman living in colonial India, falls asleep and wakes up in a transformed future world—a utopia in which men rather than women are relegated to the domestic sphere. Women, now free to explore the outside world at will and pursue an education, run a peaceful and just society, using scientific …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143137054 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143137050 |
| Author: | Rokeya Hossain, Barnita Bagchi, Tanya Agathocleous |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 176g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
Rokeya Hossain
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) was a pioneering Bengali Muslim feminist, social activist, and educator who founded the Sakhawat Memorial School for Girls. Her best-known publications are Sultana’s Dream (1905) Padmarag (1924), and Abarodhbasini (1931). She is an iconic figure in South Asian, especially among Bengalis in Bangladesh and India.
Barnita Bagchi is Associate Professor in Comparative Literature at the Department of Languages, Literature, and Communication at Utrecht University.
Tanya Agathocleous is Associate Professor of English, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, and a contributor to the Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Great Expectations.
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