by Taslima Nasrin · Ediciones B. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440652522
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«Vergüenza» is the novel by Bengali writer Taslima Nasrin, published by Ediciones B in hardcover (305 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows a Hindu family in Bangladesh and their struggle to preserve their identity and dignity as religious intolerance and violence intensify. Conceived as a denunciation of fanaticism, it portrays a hostile environment in which the Hindu minority sees its life and place in society threatened.
Spanish edition published in 1994 with dust jacket, in the Orient Express collection; it is a translation of the original work Lajja.
It is of interest to readers of contemporary fiction with a political and religious background, especially on coexistence between religions and minorities.
Taslima Nasrin is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writings on feminism and her criticism of Islam; some of her books are banned in Bangladesh. She has also been blacklisted and banished from the Bengal region, including both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
