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Nectar in a Sieve

novel by Markandaya

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  • In Kamala Markandaya: Literary career

    Her first novel, Nectar in a Sieve (1954), an Indian farmer’s narrative of her difficult life, remains Markandaya’s most popular work. She transports her readers to a remote village in Tamil Nadu state, where life seems to be at a standstill for the protagonist, Rukmani, and her husband,…

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