Summer in Calcutta

Name: Summer in Calcutta
Author: Kamala Das

by Kamala Das

Poetry collection capturing urban longing, sensuality, and the complexity of modern relationships

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Kamala Das

Indian poet and fiction writer who wrote with frank, controversial candor about female sexuality and the female body. Her autobiography My Story and her English-language poetry made her a pioneering feminist voice in Indian literature.

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My StoryAn intimate autobiography revealing a woman's sexuality, affairs, and struggle for self-definition
The Alphabet of LustErotic poetry exploring female desire, passion, and liberation from societal constraints
The Old PlayhousePoems reflecting on lost love, nostalgia, and the passage of time in a changing world