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Synopsis
A finalist for the Woman's Prize for Fiction and critically acclaimed in the UK, When I Hit You is a powerful and intimate chronical of an abusive marriage.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018 Guardian's Best Books of 2017
Daily Telegraph's Best Books of 2017
Observer Best Books of 2017
Financial Times Best Books of 2017
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Review
"Meena Kandasamy's vivid, sharp and precise writing makes a triumph of When I Hit You." -The Guardian
"Urgent... it beating heart is a universally recognised quest for freedom and meaning in a world where women are still shockingly undervalued." -The Financial Times
"Read it as an extended prose poem, a feminist anthem, an experiment with life. But do read it." -The Daily O "A searing analysis of an all-too-common predicament." -Rebecca Rose, The Financial Times
'Best Books of 2017' "Searing...I read it in a single sitting." -Fatima Bhutto, author of Songs of Blood And Sword and The Shadow Of The Crescent Moon
About the Author
Meena Kandasamy is a poet, fiction writer, translator, and activist. She has published two collections of poetry, Touch and Ms. Militancy, and the critically acclaimed novel, The Gypsy Goddess, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the DSC Prize in 2015. She currently lives in Chennai and London.
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- PublisherArcade Pub
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1628729961
- ISBN 13 9781628729962
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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