Her Stories: Twentieth Century Bengali Women Writers

Her stories is a collection of short stories by contemporary women writers of Bengal. They essentially reflect the juxtapositions of class and gender in the decolonized space of independent India. They script, at the same time, its disturbing representations, mapping a wide cross-section of society and culture. The stories are about women’s resistance to, reconciliation with and rejection of patriarchal ideology. Her Stories include a detailed preface. The special feature of the selection is its two-tiered structure, each story is preceded by a brief bio-critical introduction-cum-interview with the respective writer.