Lifting the Veil: Selected Writings of Ismat Chughtai by Ismat Chughtai

Lifting the Veil: Selected Writings of Ismat Chughtai

Ismat Chughtai with M. Asaduddin

261 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction feminism short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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At a time when writing by and about women was rare and tentative, Chughtai explored female sexuality with unparalleled frankness and examined the political and social mores of her time. She wrote about the world that she knew, bringing the idiom o...

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Moods

reflective 84%
dark 53%
emotional 53%
challenging 38%
funny 38%
relaxing 23%
sad 23%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 15%
informative 15%
inspiring 15%
lighthearted 15%
mysterious 7%

Pace

medium 69%
fast 23%
slow 7%

Average rating

3.86

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