{"product_id":"besharam-on-love-and-other-bad-behaviors-paperback","title":"Besharam: On Love and Other Bad Behaviors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePriya-Alika Elias\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Elias is bold, more-so she is inquisitive. . . . This book is pithy, it's smart. I'm glad it exists.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Fariha R is n, author of \u003ci\u003eLike a Bird \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays by an emerging writer that touch on themes of family, culture, body image, sex, and feminism \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesharam roughly translates to \"shameless\" in Hindi. This collection from Indian writer Priya-Alika Elias is a bold, sassy, and brilliantly written book on love, dating, body image, consent, and other issues that women today relate to and men should be thinking about. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElias reflects on, and challenges, the ideas of how women are told by society to be humble, obedient, and ashamed of their actions and desires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer writing is fresh, feminist, and thought-provoking, disrupting taboos and exploring what it means to be a young woman in today's world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePriya-Alika Elias\u003c\/b\u003e is a lawyer and a feminist writer. Elias has written for \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, Gawker, Buzzfeed, \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToast\u003c\/i\u003e, McSweeney's, \u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e, Ask Men, Firstpost, and Outlook. Her writings cover a range of subjects, from feminism, race, and mental illness to dating and music videos, while her essays explore universal questions through the lens of pop culture. She was named one of the \"Amazing Women to Follow on the Internet\" by \u003ci\u003ePaper \u003c\/i\u003emagazine in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162629476487,"sku":"9781641605076","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e65cfa60af3bd949d6a98073cfb0ce4e.webp?v=1733290966","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/besharam-on-love-and-other-bad-behaviors-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}