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Words to Win: The Making of a Modern Autobiography
Words to Win The Making of a Modern Autobiography Author:Tanika Sarkar A nuanced dissection of Amar Jiban, this book is now available in a brand new paperback edition as part of the Zubaan Classic series to celebrate Zubaan's 10th anniversary. Amar Jiban (My life), the first full-length autobiography written in Bengali by Rashundari Debi, an upper-caste rural housewife provides a fascinating account of life for wom... more »en in Bengal at the time. Tanika Sarkar's Words to Win is a classic study of this text and through its analysis of the making of the modern subject provides a necessary insight for anyone interested in nineteenth-century Indian history.« less