| ID | 002929 |
| Call Number | FIC/HOS |
| Title Proper | Sultana's Dream |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hossain, Begum Rokheya ; Bai, Durga (ill.) |
| Publication | Chennai, Tara Publishing, 2005. |
| Description | 56p Red spine |
| Note | Sultana's Dream first appeared in 1905, ten years before the American feminist and novelist, Charlotte P. Gilman, published her feminist utopia Herland. Sultana's Dream is an appealing story of reversed purdah - the seclusion of women - in Ladyland, where peace-loving women overpower aggressive men through the power of their brains. This edition of Sultana's Dream is a fascinating dialogue across time and cultures: Durga Bai, a brilliant woman artist from the Gond tribe of central India, has drawn her response to this hundred-year old feminist fable, adding a new layer of meaning to a classic text. |
| Standard Number | 8186211837 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.350(Hb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | IGCSE ; Gender - Fiction ; Utopian fiction ; Gond art - India ; Gender discrimination - Fiction ; Feminist fiction - India ; Muslim women - India - Fiction ; Purdah - India - Fiction ; Tribal art - India - Madhya Pradesh ; Gender issues - India - Fiction |