This magnum opus is one of the most important novels of the subcontinent. The narrative draws heavily on the author's own experiences and revolves around the life of Shaman, born as the tenth and youngest child in a middle-class Muslim family where traditional mores and cultural constraints maintain an oppressive hold on the lives and behaviour of all its members. The novel exposes the social cultural conflicts and the psychosexual determinants that govern the development of female consciousness.
- ISBN10 0435950894
- ISBN13 9780435950897
- Publish Date 12 May 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 July 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 129
- Language English