{"product_id":"when-i-hit-you-or-a-portrait-of-the-writer-as-a-young-wife","title":"When I Hit You: Or, a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Kandasamy, Meena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Meena Kandasamy's vivid, sharp and precise writing makes a triumph of \u003cem\u003eWhen I Hit You\u003c\/em\u003e.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in modern India, the unnamed narrator falls in love with a university professor and agrees to be his wife. Based on the author's own experience of marriage, soon the newly-wed experiences extreme violence at her husband's hands and finds herself socially isolated. Intellectual and physical cruelty is explored. Yet hope keeps her alive. Writing becomes her salvation, a supreme act of defiance and, as the subtitle suggests, the novel is also about the act of writing itself and the way that fiction and stories can help you escape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough a harrowing story, Kandasamy's writing is also funny, tender, and lyrical.\u003cem\u003e When I Hit You\u003c\/em\u003e is smart, fierce, and courageous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meena Kandasamy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609455996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2020 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeena Kandasamy\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, fiction writer, translator, and activist who lives in Chennai and London. She has published two collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eTouch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMs. Militancy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the critically acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Gypsy Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e. This is her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656334999705,"sku":"9781609455996","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_b5bf92d2-f385-458c-a676-ecd3decdedc3.jpg?v=1724648561","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/when-i-hit-you-or-a-portrait-of-the-writer-as-a-young-wife","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}