{"product_id":"kallo-and-other-stories","title":"Kallo and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA tooth powder seller's muse. A moustache-wielding matriarch. A beautician who keeps close company with rats.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe women in this unconventional collection of short stories break out of their societal bonds, challenge norms and write their own fates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in Urdu in 2021 to critical acclaim, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKallo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eopens readers to a new world. Men, though instrumental, are incidental; piety and grime jostle for space; queerness of all kinds is welcome; and women's passions, desires and fears are at the forefront.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sharp takedown of the hypocrisies of society, particularly the man-made divisions of national borders, religion, caste and class, is a masterclass in irreverent satire - great if you love a bite in your humour - with female protagonists you can't help but root for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA landmark work of feminist and queer Urdu literature now available in English for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sameena Nazir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665381384239,"sku":null,"price":599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/kallo.jpg?v=1784906792","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/kallo-and-other-stories","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}