DivyaPenguin Books India, 2009 - 269 sider His Ideas And His Contribution To Indian Literature Were . . . Revolutionary The Hindu Divya Leads A Blissful Life Within The Secure Walls Of The Palace Even As The World Outside Rages With Caste Politics And Religious Strife, Until One Night Of Pleasure Changes Her Entire World. She Gets Pregnant Only To Be Spurned By Her Lover. To Preserve Her High Born Family S Name She Leaves Her Sheltered Existence And Trudges Through Life On Her Own, First As A Slave And Then As A Court Dancer. Adversity Finally Opens Her Eyes To The Truth A Woman Of A High Family Is Not Free. Only A Prostitute Is Free. Divya Decides That, By Enslaving Her Body, She Will Preserve The Freedom Of Her Mind. Set In The First Century Bc Against A Background Of The Conflict For Supremacy Between Hindu And Buddhist Ideologies, Divya Is A Poignant Tale That Combines Vivid Imagination With Rich Historical Details. Reminiscent Of George Orwell . . . Here Too Is The Biting Satire Of Society As Seen Through The Savage Eye Of An Uncompromising Non-Conformist Dawn |
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