If I have to define lyrical writing in two words, I would say Meena Kandasamy. Her writings are lyrical even when she wrote about her abusive marriage in ' When I Hit You' and it is at it's lyrical best in her latest experimental book Exquisite Cadaver.
Meena Kandasamy is one writer who is not afraid of experiments. Her last novel When I Hit You was a novel written in the form of a memoir. And in this one, two parallel stories run together. Yes, it will leave you confused when you first lay your hands on this one. But then once you get a hang of it, you won't be able to stop.
In a short book, Kandasamy has told stories about marriage. One is her own, in which she has written about all the things that were going inside her head while writing the fictional story of Maya and Kareem, the interracial couple. Maya, an artist, and Kareem, a filmmaker are married for some time. Maya revisits their marriage when Kareem disappears.
There is a stark difference between the two writings and it leaves you wondering if both were written by the same person. Honestly, I like the one in which she has written about herself and the perils of living in London. I would definitely like to read more of Kandasamy's personal essays.
Meena Kandasamy is one writer who is not afraid of experiments. Her last novel When I Hit You was a novel written in the form of a memoir. And in this one, two parallel stories run together. Yes, it will leave you confused when you first lay your hands on this one. But then once you get a hang of it, you won't be able to stop.
In a short book, Kandasamy has told stories about marriage. One is her own, in which she has written about all the things that were going inside her head while writing the fictional story of Maya and Kareem, the interracial couple. Maya, an artist, and Kareem, a filmmaker are married for some time. Maya revisits their marriage when Kareem disappears.
There is a stark difference between the two writings and it leaves you wondering if both were written by the same person. Honestly, I like the one in which she has written about herself and the perils of living in London. I would definitely like to read more of Kandasamy's personal essays.
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