In 1979, Mridula Garg released her third Hindi novel, Chittacobra, the story of an intense love affair between a young Indian woman—disconnected from her home, social milieu, marriage and husband—and a gypsy missionary from Scotland. There was an uproar—the novel was branded obscene and the police came to arrest her.

But the controversy also took this remarkably frank and sensitive exploration of love and desire to many thousands of readers. It became, and remains to this day, one of the most celebrated works of contemporary Hindi literature.


Format Häftad Omfång 200 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited Utgivningsdatum 2023-01-31 ISBN 9789354474101