Attia Hosain

Sunlight on a Broken Column

Novel of a woman navigating partition, family legacy, and modernity in India

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Attia Hosain
Attia Hosain

Indian-British author whose Sunlight on a Broken Column is the definitive novel of North Indian Muslim aristocratic society on the eve of Partition and Independence. She is an important bridge between Indian and British literary cultures.

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