Description
Returning to her native Madras after studying in America, Devi finds that education has not insulated her from the weight of tradition—especially the expectations that gather around a young Brahmin woman’s life. As she moves through family and social pressures, the novel follows her and two other women in parallel, illuminating how marriage, duty, and cultural inheritance shape—and sometimes confine—their choices. With lyrical attention to inner worlds, the story turns “night” into a metaphor for the many selves women must inhabit: private longings, public roles, and the quiet negotiations between them. Blending intimate psychological realism with a distinctly Indian sensibility, the book explores identity, agency, and the enduring tension between inherited paths and self-made futures.
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paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 1992
139 pages
ISBN: 9780140128437
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Details
First Published
1992
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Thousand Faces of Night by Githa Hariharan.