The Women's Courtyard
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By Khadija Mastur, Daisy Rockwell (Translator), Kamila Shamsie (Foreword by), Daisy Rockwell (Afterword)
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A feminist classic of Partition literature in a newly revised translation by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell.
A Penguin Classic
Set in the turbulent decade of 1940s India, The Women's Courtyard illuminates a unique perspective on the Partition. The novel follows the struggles of a Muslim family from the perspective of the youngest daughter, Aliya, during the years that lead to Independence. Mastur’s novel is conspicuously empty of the politicking and large national questions th...
A Penguin Classic
Set in the turbulent decade of 1940s India, The Women's Courtyard illuminates a unique perspective on the Partition. The novel follows the struggles of a Muslim family from the perspective of the youngest daughter, Aliya, during the years that lead to Independence. Mastur’s novel is conspicuously empty of the politicking and large national questions th...






















