Desilicious: Sexy. Subversive. South Asian

By Masala Trois Collective

"Desi" is a Hindi term referring to "of one's own people". Desilicious is a wide-ranging compilation of erotic literature by writers of South Asian descent--a medley of arousing and thematically innovative fiction, poetry, and essays, spiced for mature appetites only. The flavours of these works, by both men and women, run deep, and vary from suggestive to salacious, risque to ribald. The collection explores the relationship between sensuality and culture, and how they can both complement and conflict with each other. They challenge colonial stereotypes of South Asian sexuality, represented by sexually repressed victims of arranged marriages or hypersexed inheritors of the Kama Sutra; they also explode existing notions of cultural "norms." Seductive and alluring, Desilicious will take you on a carnal journey of limitless possibilities. Contributors include: Tanuja Desai Hidier Rajinderpal S. Pal Rashmi Choksey Milan Bose Asoka Weerasinghe Mehnaz Sahibzada Shompaballi Datta Vikas Menon Meharoona Ghani Kuljit Mithra Roohi Choudhry and many more

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551521547
• ISBN13: 9781551521541
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Bold Writings

"Desilicious" shows that despite the threat of excommunication, the tabooed subject of sexualities can be presented and debated in the South Asian community. Appreciation of such matters can be felt especially when one has been restricted because of opposition, especially due to a monolithic idea of moralistic identity. Day-to-day narratives also contain issues that a reader must have the discertion to appreciate. Good things do not come in blatant ways; noticing them in the ordinary show a critical eye.