Suniti Namjoshi

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Suniti Namjoshi (born 1941) is an Indian writer and poet, many of whose works explore issues of gender and sexual orientation.[1] She has written several collections of fables, poetry and fantasy fiction. She has also written some children's fiction. She was born in Mumbai. She has worked as an officer in the IAS and held several academic posts in India and Canada. She now lives in the UK.[2]

Contents

[edit] Fiction

  • Feminist Fables
  • Saint Suniti and the Dragon
  • Mothers of Maya Diip
  • Conversations with Cow

[edit] Poetry

  • From the Bedside book of Nightmares
  • Flesh and Paper (with Gillian Hanscombe)
  • Because of India:Poems and Fables
  • Look Medussa!

[edit] Children's fiction

  • Aditi and the One-eyed Monkey
  • Aditi and the Thames Dragon
  • Aditi and the Marine Sage
  • Aditi and the Techno Sage
  • Aditi and her friends take on the Vesuvian Giant
  • Aditi and her friends meet Grendel


[edit] Feminist projects online

In 1996 Namjoshi began a project called Building Babel.[3] The book includes a chapter which is online and that anyone can add to.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Spinifex Press - CyberFeminism - Suniti Namjoshi
  2. ^ http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/AuthorLounge/AuthorDetail.asp?aid=952
  3. ^ Spinifex Press - BABEL BUILDING SITE

[edit] External links

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