Sultana's Dream - PB

by Begum Rokheya Sakhawa Hossain

Other authorsDurga Bai (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2015

Description

This title provides a retelling of a hundred year old feminist fable. It begins with the narrator falling into a slumber and waking to a world where women are learned and men are content with their place in the kitchen. A smiley queen explains how this world came to be, and how women won thier peace against men and their warlike ways.

ISBN

9383145188 / 9789383145188

Status

Available

Call number

823.912

Collection

Publication

Tara Books (2015), Edition: Illustrated edition, 56 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
Written in 1905 this is an interesting story about a world where men are held inside and women roam free, well if men are the most risk why not?

Solar power is an interesting modern twist.
LibraryThing member spiralsheep
Early feminist science fiction written as a short story in English by a Bengali woman. Essential reading for anyone interested in feminist utopias or science fiction from 1905. A fun read too as it was reputedly originally written by Rokeya Hossain to entertain her spouse.
LibraryThing member CasSprout
So wonderful. Short, lovely to read and glorious ideas.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1905

Physical description

56 p.; 9.61 inches
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