{"product_id":"9789381017906","title":"Words to Win: The Making of a Modern Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first full-length autobiography in Bengali, \u003ci\u003eAmar Jiban\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMy Life\u003c\/i\u003e) was written in the early nineteenth century by an upper-caste rural housewife named Rashundari Debi. Published in 1868 when she was 88 years old, the book is a fascinating snapshot of life for women in the nineteenth century. Debi, who gave birth to eleven children—her first was born when she was 18-years-old, the last when she was forty-one—ruminates on her very individual understanding of \u003ci\u003ebhakti \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the new times that were unfolding around her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a translation of major sections of this remarkable autobiography, \u003ci\u003eWords to Win\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a woman who wants to compose a life of her own, wishes to present it in the public sphere, and eventually accomplishes just that. The words, in the end, win out. First published in 1999, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in nineteenth-century Indian history. The classic text is reissued here in a new paperback format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zubaan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038629019888,"sku":"9789381017906","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789381017906_p0.jpg?v=1763674725","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789381017906","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}