Writing, Dreaming, and Freedom: Rokeya Hossain at the Limit of Reform in colonial Bangladesh

This article looks at the work of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932), the writer of Sultana’s Dream and an individual who is claimed as both a national figure in Bangladesh and a global figure by international feminists. I foreground Rokeya’s narrative and stylistic choices (the ‘how’ of her texts...

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Main Author: Parna Sengupta
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Association Mnémosyne 2020-03-01
Series:Genre & Histoire
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/genrehistoire/5051