The Purple Line

This article is about the Priyamvada N. Purushotham novel. For other uses, see Purple Line.

First edition

The Purple Line is the debut novel of the Indian author Priyamvada N. Purushotham. It was published by HarperCollins India in 2012 and was shortlisted for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize in 2012.[1]

Set in Chennai, India, at the turn of the century, it is the tale of a gynaecologist who unearths the stories of six unlikely patients whose lives are intertwined without them knowing it. It deals with some of the gender issues facing the women of India today, including female foeticide and infanticide, and is considered by many to be an audacious exploration of womanhood.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Six books shortlisted for Book Prize, 2012". Hindusthan Times. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Sharanya (10 November 2012). "Deconstructing de Beauvoir and the idea of femininity". The Sunday Guardian.
  3. ^ "Stories from a Woman's World, Divya Kumar". The Hindu. 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ Ganesh, Prashanti (1 August 2012). "Crossing the Purple Line". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Haldea, Rohini. "The Purple Line". Women's Web.


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