A Silence of Desire

Name: A Silence of Desire
Author: Kamala Markandaya

by Kamala Markandaya

Intimate story of a woman's quiet rebellion against cultural constraints

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Kamala Markandaya

Indian novelist who wrote in English about the tensions between rural and urban India, tradition and modernity. Nectar in a Sieve is her most widely read novel.

More by Kamala Markandaya

Nectar in a SievePoignant portrait of rural Indian woman's struggle against poverty and fate
Some Inner FuryNovel of colonial India exploring passion, politics, and personal conflict
PossessionNovel of love and possession amid India's post-independence transformation
The Coffer DamsDrama of engineering projects, colonial legacy, and personal striving