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OverviewLike one in six people in India, Sujatha Gidla was born an untouchable. While most untouchables are illiterate, her family was educated by Canadian missionaries in the 1930s, making it possible for Gidla to attend elite schools and move to America at the age of twenty-six. It was only then that she saw how extraordinary--and yet how typical--her family history truly was. Her mother, Manjula, and uncles Satyam and Carey were born in the last days of British colonial rule. They grew up in a world marked by poverty and injustice, but also full of possibility. In the slums where they lived, everyone had a political side, and rallies, agitations, and arrests were commonplace. The Independence movement promised freedom. Yet for untouchables and other poor and working people, little changed. Satyam, the eldest, switched allegiance to the Communist Party. Gidla recounts his incredible transformation from student and labor organizer to famous poet and founder of a left-wing guerrilla movement. And Gidla charts her mother's battles with caste and women's oppression. A moving portrait of love, hardship, and struggle, Ants Among Elephants is also that rare thing: a personal history of modern India told from the bottom up. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sujatha Gidla , Soneela NankaniPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9781665246286ISBN 10: 1665246286 Publication Date: 22 May 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"[A] brilliant debut . . . Gidla's work is an essential contribution to contemporary Indian literature.-- ""Publishers Weekly Starred Review"" ""[A] brilliant debut...Gidla's work is an essential contribution to contemporary Indian literature."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)""" [A] brilliant debut . . . Gidla's work is an essential contribution to contemporary Indian literature.-- Publishers Weekly Starred Review [A] brilliant debut...Gidla's work is an essential contribution to contemporary Indian literature. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Author InformationSujatha Gidla was born an untouchable in Andhra Pradesh, India. She studied physics at the Regional Engineering College, Warangal. Her writing has appeared in The Oxford India Anthology of Telugu Dalit Writing. She lives in New York and works as a conductor on the subway. Soneela Nankani is a classically trained actress who has performed in theaters all over the country as well as in acclaimed films and on television. She is an ensemble member of the award-winning Sojourn Theatre. Soneela has narrated over 100 audiobooks and has garnered four Earphones Awards and an Audie nomination. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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