Karthika Naïr : Until the Lions : Echoes from the Mahabharata

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Recorded06 Jan 2020

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“In this retelling of the Mahabharata from the point of view of its hitherto minor female characters, Karthika Naïr uncovers a seminal feminist text. Until the Lions makes dazzling use of concrete verse and surreptitious rhyme to tell a story you think you know. By poem’s end you understand, with gratitude, that you know nothing […] The post Karthika Naïr : Until the Lions : Echoes from the Mahabharata appeared first on Tin House.

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