Andal: The Autobiography of a Goddess
Andal, trans. Priya Sarukkai Chabria and Ravi Shankar
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The complete poems of Andal, the eighth-century Tamil poet and saint, in new English translations by Priya Sarukkai Chabria and Ravi Shankar. Written before she was twenty, her verses to her chosen god speak of desire, longing and a young woman's refusal of any other life. Winner of the Muse India Translation Prize. Our October giveaway prize, with Zubaan Books.