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Author
Publisher
Black Cat
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In his brilliant new novel, Perumal Murugan paints a bucolic yet menacing portrait of the rural lives of India's farming community through the story of a helpless young animal lost in a world it naively misunderstands. A farmer in Tamil Nadu is watching the sun set over his village one evening when a mysterious stranger, a giant man, appears on the horizon. He offers the farmer a black goat kid who is the runt of the litter, surely too frail to survive....
Author
Publisher
Black Cat
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Set in South India during the British colonial period but with powerful resonance to the present day, One Part Woman tells the story of a couple, Kali and Ponna, who are unable to conceive, much to the concern of their families-and the crowing amusement of Kalis male friends. Kali and Ponna try anything to have a child, including making offerings at different temples, atoning for past misdeeds of dead family members, and even circumambulating a mountain...
3) Pyre
Author
Publisher
Black Cat, an imprint of Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Saroja and Kumaresan are young and in love. After meeting in a small southern Indian town where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop, they quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan's family village, where they hope to build a happy life together. But they are harboring a terrible secret: Saroja is from a different caste than Kumaresan, and if the villagers find out, they will both be in grave danger. Faced with venom from her mother-in-law and...
Author
Publisher
Tara Books Pvt. Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Introducing a spunky, adventurous mother and featuring midnight feasts, roving hyenas, and shrieking peacocks, these eight short stories can be read together or individually, each evoking the different fascinations and emotions of childhood"--Provided by publisher.
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