Pretty borders for word7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Not only did Westland publish some of the finest fiction in India, it also consistently pushed out narratives that challenged the status quo. Influenced by García Márquez, her magical realist writing is also informed by old religions, djinns, and myths.īoth Susan’s short story collection and Qabar were published under imprints of Westland Books, a publishing house acquired by Amazon in 2017. In Qabar, Meera explores the increased communalism in India, magnifying the tensions that lead to lynching, mob-making, and dehumanization. In her most widely praised novel, The Hangwoman, a woman is designated the first female executioner of the country. One of Malayalam literature’s best-selling novelists, Meera started her career as the first woman hired by the newspaper Malayala Manorama, and her writing is informed by her personal journey: that of breaking barriers, resisting patriarchal control, and confronting loss. ![]() Most recently, she translated KR Meera’s Qabar from Malayalam into English. She is also a translator and the co-founder of one of India's most renowned feminist zines, The Ladies Finger. Nisha Susan is the award-winning author of The Women Who Forgot to Invent Facebook, a short story collection about female friendship, social media, and marriage.
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