Othappu - Joseph, Sarah
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Othappu is about a woman's yearning for a true understanding of spirituality and her own sexuality. A powerful indictment of the hypocrisy that plagues Christianity in many parts of the Subcontinent the novel unfolds at many levels to critique notions of class, caste, antiquity, and prestige.

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Othappu is about a woman's yearning for a true understanding of spirituality and her own sexuality. A powerful indictment of the hypocrisy that plagues Christianity in many parts of the Subcontinent the novel unfolds at many levels to critique notions of class, caste, antiquity, and prestige.
Autorenporträt
Sarah Joseph has been instrumental in founding the later twentieth-century women's movement in Kerala. An acclaimed short-story writer and novelist, her novels besides Othappu (2005), include Aalaahayude Penmakkal (1999), winner of the Central Sahitya Akademi Award and the Vayalar Award; Maatathi (2003), winner of the O. Chandumenon Award; and Oorukaaval (2008). Valson Thampu is a priest of the Church of North India and Principal, St Stephen's College, Delhi. A theologian, writer, and peace-activist, he has written extensively on spirituality and religion, politics, and socio-cultural issues.