Description
Blending three of Mahasweta Devi’s most resonant tales, this collection brings together story and cultural reading to illuminate the lives of India’s indigenous communities. Across history, myth, and the pressures of the present, Devi traces how power operates—often through law, land, and narrative itself—leaving tribal people to confront exploitation, displacement, and erasure. With her signature blend of fierce political critique and intimate storytelling, she exposes the structures that marginalize while insisting on the dignity, resilience, and agency of those living at the edges of official history. A compelling entry into contemporary Indian realities, these stories invite readers to question who gets mapped, who is believed, and what it costs to be made invisible.
Available Editions
paperback
Routledge
Published Jan 1, 1995
213 pages
ISBN: 9780415904629
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Details
First Published
1994
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Imaginary Maps by Mahasweta Devi.