The Book of Desire
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The Book of Desire
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The Book Of Desire Is The Award-Winning (And WomenS Prize-Shortlisted) Writer Meena KandasamyS Luminous Translation Of The Kamattu-P-Pal, A 2000-Year-Old Song Of Love And Pleasure And The Third Part Of The Thirukkural - One Of The Most Important Texts In Tamil Literature. Written By The Poet Thiruvalluvar, The Kamattu-P-Pal Section Of The Thirukkural Focuses On Love And Female Sensuality. It Is The Most Intimate Section Of This Great Work - And Also, Historically, The Part That Has Been Most Heavily Censored. Although Hundreds Of Male Translations Of The Text Have Been Published, It Has Also Only Ever Been Translated By A Woman Once Before. The Book Of Desire Is MeenaS Own Feminist Reclamation Of The Kamattu-P-Pal. With Her Trademark Wit, Lyricism And Passionate Insight, She Weaves A Magic Spell: Taking The Reader On A Journey Through 250 Kurals (Short Verses), Organised Under Separate Headings - The Pleasure Of Sex, Renouncing Shame, The Delights Of Sulking - The Result Is A Fresh, Vital, And Breath-Taking Translation. This Is A Book That Fizzes With Energy, Is Full Of Delight - That Conveys Powerful Messages About Female Sensuality, Agency, And Desire. It Is A Revolution 2000 Years In The Making.
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