This study analyses the exceptional narratives of five South Asian women writers who uncover
hidden manifestations of male violence against women. Their vehement struggle for the attention
on gender-based violence is transferred into literary representations that give the impression
of an avalanche of feelings impatiently waiting to be transformed into words after a
long-endured silence.In analysing the possibilities and consequences of disrupting the silence
on male violence this study discusses the costs and the chances of success of such a
non-conformist endeavour.
