FakiraBorn into an untouchable community, Anna Bhau Sathe's upbringing and experiences shaped his writings and political activism. Winner of the Maharashtra Government's 'best novel' award, Fakira, among his best known works, is one of the first prominent Dalit novels in Marathi. The undaunted and ceaseless battle of the eponymous character, Fakira, for the collective welfare of his community forms the narrative. He revolts against the rural orthodox caste

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There is a pause in the civil war racking the country in the summer of 1139

His mother is desperate for him to pack his suitcase—but he refuses

A small part of her wondered if she'd got stuck inside a dream that had gone horribly wrong

And one beautiful summer day brilliant sensitive Sam attempts to take his own life

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It confirms Phillips as a writer whose work in the words of the Guardian "hovers in a strange and haunting borderland between rigour and delight