Venus n. 1. The Roman name for Aphrodite, the goddess of love. 2. mound of Venus. See mons veneris.
Flytrap n. A reference ot the Dionae musipula, a carnivorous plant that preys on any creature caught trespassing upon its leaves.
Venus Flytrap A bold, provocative anthology of women's erotica, certain to attract and lure the unsuspecting reader who dips in...
A first of its kind in India, Venus Flytrap traces a lineage of women's erotica, juxtaposing contemporary voices alongside those from pre-modern times.
From the devotional to the kinky, the pieces in this genre-bending collection explore and celebrate, through the prism of language, the world of sensation, lust and desire.
Fearuring writing by 8th-century poet Aandal, medieval Telegu courtesan lyricists, 18th-century courtesan Muddupalani, to provocative writing by contemporary writers including Minal Hajratwala, The Tamil Bad Girls, The Shameless Yonis, Meena Kandaswamy, Sridala Swami, Monica Modi, Rizio Raj, Nitoo Das, Gudiya, Tishani Doshi, Abeer Hoque, Sheba Karim, Urmilla Deshpande, Sampurna Chattarji, Devika rege, Dharini Bhaskar, Janic Pariat, Sheba Chhahchhi among others.