The Sickle by Anita Agnihotri Manto In this wildly original and

In this wildly original and hauntingly subversive collection of short stories

Provision for hanging on the rear

The themes range from desire and loneliness

aesthetics and

The Sickle by Anita Agnihotri Manto In this wildly original andAUTHOR : Anita Agnihotri TRANSLATED BY: Arunava Sinha GENRE : TRANSLATION (BANGLA) QUICK TAKE: 'This novel, which tells the shocking story of rural men and a peasant life destined to sink into misery, is a must read in contemporary India. SYNOPSIS: A Through the lives of farmers, migrant labourers and activists in Marathwada and western Maharashtra, Agnihotri illuminates,with shocking clarity, a series of intersecting and overlapping crises: female