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A review by shivangi_pdf
Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
What a phenomenal translation of stories that with great ease paint a picture so honest, that it feels shocking at times. I wondered over and over again, how have I never come across these women and their voices, before? The ones that we grew up observing, reading, watching, listening - and often, ones that we have carefully avoided becoming. The din of it almost makes one pull their hair out with frustration or admiration.
I do feel the Indian-ness of the translation may not register its weight with those unfamiliar with the region, its languages, or its tyrannies of various kind. So much so, that during my reading, I could mentally translate the translation to arrive at the rhythm or idiom or feel a sentence evoked. I was pleasantly surprised to read about the Dakhani touch in Banu's language, something that was singing to me through the pages.
The stories themselves are brimming with life and flavour, would highly recommend! :)
I do feel the Indian-ness of the translation may not register its weight with those unfamiliar with the region, its languages, or its tyrannies of various kind. So much so, that during my reading, I could mentally translate the translation to arrive at the rhythm or idiom or feel a sentence evoked. I was pleasantly surprised to read about the Dakhani touch in Banu's language, something that was singing to me through the pages.
The stories themselves are brimming with life and flavour, would highly recommend! :)