{"product_id":"one-part-woman","title":"One Part Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in South India during the British colonial period but with powerful resonance to the present day, \u003cem\u003eOne Part Woman\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a couple, Kali and Ponna, who are unable to conceive, much to the concern of their families—and the crowing amusement of Kali’s male friends. Kali and Ponna try anything to have a child, including making offerings at different temples, atoning for past misdeeds of dead family members, and even circumambulating a mountain supposed to cure barren women, but all to no avail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA more radical plan is required, and the annual chariot festival, a celebration of the god Maadhorubaagan, who is one part woman, one part man, may provide the answer. On the eighteenth night of the festival, the festivities culminate in a carnival, and on that night the rules of marriage are suspended, and consensual sex between any man and woman is permitted. The festival may be the solution to Kali and Ponna’s problem, but it soon threatens to drive the couple apart as much as to bring them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWryly amusing, fable-like, and deeply poignant, \u003cem\u003eOne Part Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful exploration of a loving marriage strained by the expectations of others, and an attack on the rigid rules of caste and tradition that continue to constrict opportunity and happiness today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aniruddhan Vasudevan Perumal Murugan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964637507631,"sku":"9780143423546","price":299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9780143423546.jpg?v=1771334776","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/one-part-woman","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}