Gracy’s gloriously defiant women bring home the toxic taste of misogynyGracy’s Baby Doll in the Malayalam original initially shocked readers with its frank celebration of female desire. Women are not victims in Baby Doll: some watch the world with brazen insolence, some boldly tread the borderline between normalcy and lunacy. But it’s the children in Baby Doll who sear your soul — their tragedies lend coherence to the all-pervading air of melancholy. E.V.Fathima’s translation deftly handles the intimidating simplicity of Gracy’s syntax, making Baby Doll an immersive collection. Baby Doll: Stories; Gracy, trs Fathima E.V.

Source: The Hindu July 24, 2021 18:22 UTC