About the Author

Wendy Doniger is Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, where she has taught since 1978. She has written extensively about Hindu and cross-cultural mythology, particularly about issues of illusion, animals, gender, and sex. Her most recent books are The Bedtrick: Tales of Sex and Masquerade (2000) and a translation (with Sudhir Kakar) of the Kamasutra (OUP, 2002).

Reviews

...fascinating book... Gillian Bennet, London Review of Books The Woman Who Pretended to be Who She Was offers an intriguing contribution to debates about sincerity and authenticity. Bharat Tandon, Times Literary Supplement