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| Author | Kamala Das |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ente Katha (എന്റെ കഥ) |
| Translator | Kamala Das |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Sterling Publishers (1977–2009) HarperCollins (2009–present) |
Publication date | 1 February 1973 |
| Publication place | India |
Published in English | 1976 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 195 |
| ISBN | 81-207-0854-7 |
My Story is an autobiographical book written by Indian author and poet Kamala Das (also known as Kamala Surayya or Madhavikutty). The book was originally published in Malayalam, titled Ente Katha. The book evoked violent reactions of admiration and criticism among the readers and critics. It remains to date the best-selling woman's autobiography in India.
My Story is a chronologically ordered, linear narrative written in a realist style. In the book, Das recounts the trials of her marriage and her painful self-awakening as a woman and writer. The entire account written in the format of a novel. Though My Story was supposed to be an autobiography, Das later admitted that there was plenty of fiction in it.[1]
- ^ Shahnaz Habib (18 June 2009). "Obituary : Kamala Das – Indian writer and poet who inspired women struggling to be free of domestic oppression". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 June 2013.