Sultana's Dream: And Selections from the Secluded Ones

by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Book Overview

Sultana's Dream, first published in 1905 in a Madras English newspaper, is a witty feminist utopia--a tale of reverse purdah that posits a world in which men are confined indoors and women have taken over the public sphere, ending a war nonviolently and restoring health and beauty to the world.

"The Secluded Ones" is a selection of short sketches, first published in Bengali newspapers, illuminating the cruel and comic realities of life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935312838
• ISBN13: 9780935312836
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Feminist Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"