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  1. Plot Summary. Indian feminist author Shashi Deshpande’s fifth novel, That Long Silence (1989), won the Sahitya Akademi Award, given by the Indian Academy of Arts and Letters to outstanding works written in any of India’s twenty-four major languages in 1990.

  2. Jun 6, 2021 · That Long Silence Summary and Analysis. “If I were a man and cared to know the world I lived in, I almost think it would make me a shade uneasy–the weight of that long silence of one-half of the world.” This statement by Elizabeth Robin forms the epigraph to Shashi Deshpande’s novel.

  3. Dec 21, 2018 · That Long Silence Summary by Shashi Deshpande - English Summary. Introduction. Shashi Deshpande is an Indian feminist writer who is known for her stories on marriage, family life and the toil of Indian women cloistered by the pressure and expectation of society at large. She has often used her own experiences and translated them into her stories.

  4. Jun 23, 2024 · That Long Silence is a novel written by famous Indian novelist Shashi Deshpande, originally published on 1988. Shashi Deshpande was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award for novel “That Long Silence”. Apart from this Shashi Deshpande is also awarded with Padma Shri Award in 2009.

  5. "The Long Silence" is a moving examination of the resilience of hope and the human spirit. Themes of self-discovery, resiliency, and the quest for personal liberty are interwoven throughout Pandey's work. Readers are sucked further into a world filled with unrestrained emotions and the need for freedom with each page flip.

  6. The plot of the novel starts with a crisis in a middle-class family. Mohan, the narrator's husband, has indulged in certain nefarious practices in this pursuit of prestige and security, as a result of which he now faces an investigation and may lose his job.

  7. Elizabeth Robin’ forms the epigraph to Shashi Deshpandes Novel, “That Long Silence”. Through this novel, this talented writer intends to break the long silence that has surrounded women their experiences, and their world.

  8. Apr 26, 2023 · A highly captivating novel, “That Long Silence” by Shashi Deshpande is a work that was way ahead of its time. Focusing on the urban Indian setting of the 1980s, “That Long Silence” explores various themes that are still relevant to today’s society.

  9. Jan 1, 1990 · ThAt Long Silence points to the domination of the patriarchy on their mute, deaf and dumb counterpart, who are taught to bear everything on the way to a blissful heaven, by adjusting and digging their voices deep inside themselves.

  10. Sep 16, 2021 · The protagonist of “That Long Silence” is Jaya. She is a middle-aged, educated woman. The whole story revolves around her life and the changes which she has adapted unwillingly.