{"product_id":"the-book-of-desire","title":"The Book of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galley Beggar Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45880383439046,"sku":"DADAX1913111369","price":31.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/51n3wbUNBaL.jpg?v=1779735164","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/the-book-of-desire","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}