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Winner of the Best Book for the African category of the 1994 Commonwealth Writers Prize, this novel was banned by the Mauritius Government when it was first published. Sita struggles to remember her own history and her own rape, which comes to symbolize all rapes, all violations, all colonizations.
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'A Magical Story' -- Observer
‘A tragic and heroic tale . . . shot through with lyricism’ -- Independent on Sunday
‘Beautiful, powerful and wise’ -- Booklist
‘Exhilarating and free-wheeling . . . Collen has a rare and commanding energy’ -- Mail on Sunday
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‘A tragic and heroic tale . . . shot through with lyricism’ -- Independent on Sunday
‘Beautiful, powerful and wise’ -- Booklist
‘Exhilarating and free-wheeling . . . Collen has a rare and commanding energy’ -- Mail on Sunday
The Rape of Sita Won the Commonwealth Prize for the Africa Region in 1994 and was longlisted for the 1996 Orange Prize.
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- PublisherHeinemann
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0435909584
- ISBN 13 9780435909581
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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