The Liberation of Sita
The Liberation of Sita
by Volga
AdultsIndian author
A Sahitya Akademi-winning Telugu novel in which Sita meets Surpanakha, Ahalya, Renuka and Urmila and finds her own path to freedom.
- Author
- Volga
- Age
- For grown-ups
- Type
- Feminist Retelling, Novel
- Language
- English (tr. from Telugu)
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial India
- Readers rate it
- 4.18 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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