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A Journey on Bare Feet
English (translation)
165 pages, Hardcover
First published April 11, 1990
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Dalip Kaur Tiwana
44 books81 followersDalip Kaur Tiwana was a novelist and short-story writer of contemporary Punjabi literature.
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July 20, 2022
I can see the story was relevant and quite sad. About a girl growing up in the 1950s-1970s in rural Punjab, India in a patriarchal society. Going to school and doing well then going on to become a writer no less, these are big things and all the while the dark cloud of a child marriage, loveless life, the suffering of the women of the family. Tough life, but very honest, very sincere.
What lets this book down is the clunky and jarring translation. Otherwise I may as well learn Punjabi and read in the original language as I think Tiwana is a wonderful writer and storyteller.
What lets this book down is the clunky and jarring translation. Otherwise I may as well learn Punjabi and read in the original language as I think Tiwana is a wonderful writer and storyteller.
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