{"product_id":"majestic-nights-love-poems-of-bengali-women-paperback","title":"Majestic Nights: Love Poems of Bengali Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyne Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do Bengali women love in times of social transition and political upheaval? These poems look at how Bengali women tell their truths of the heart and mind through their struggles for equality, opportunity, and recognition in a changing society. The poems follow a subtle trajectory through the stages of love: first love; marriage; separation; aging and death; and ultimate supreme, universal love, of which romantic love is an imperfect reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyne Wright\u003c\/b\u003e spent four years collecting and translating Bengali women's poetry. Wright is a poet herself, and her most recent collection is \u003ci\u003eA Change of Maps\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyne Wright spent four years on Indo-US Subcommission and Fulbright Senior Research fellowships in Kolkata, India, and Dhaka, Bangladesh, collecting and translating the work of Bengali women poets and writers. Wright has also published eight books and chapbooks of poetry. Her most recent collection, A Change of Maps was a finalist for the Idaho Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 6.98 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770049102112,"sku":"9781893996939","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a476bdfc134f95a24ee7ba0cb2085065.webp?v=1780363285","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/majestic-nights-love-poems-of-bengali-women-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}