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Book, 2013
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Book, 2013
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A sweeping saga and a love story set against a background of huge political and cultural upheaval. The term "sleeping dictionary" was coined for young Indian women who slept with British men and educated them in the ways of India. Set between 1925 and the end of World War II, "The Sleeping Dictionary" is the story of Kamala, born to a peasant family in West Bengal, who makes her way to Calcutta in the 1930s.
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