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  • von Perumal Murugan
    32,00 €

    Women that do not get married at the 'appropriate' age, owing to dowry difficulties, have been collectively referred to as 'Spinster'. Today, the number of unmarried men has increased. Do we now refer to them as 'Male Spinster'? 'Kanganam' speaks about the problems faced by one such 'Male Spinster''. Released in 2008 and garnered significant attention, this novel is still relevant today. Many people have identified themselves with the protagonist - Marimuthu. The passage of time has multiplied this lone Marimuthu into many.

  • von Perumal Murugan
    32,00 €

    Set against the backdrop of the temporary phenomenon of general lockdown, PerumalMurugan's novel deals with some of the permanent problems of human life. There are twojourneys in the novel. One is a road trip and another is the inner journey through life. Bothtravel in parallel lines influencing each other in the narrative. The novel examines the values oflove against the backdrop of the inevitable nature of real life. The novel takes a closer look atthe nature of love, its transformations and the pains it causes in the context of various elementsthat try to penetrate the natural attraction between a man and a woman. It signifies thestrength of love that cannot be controlled by social values and customs. The novel unfolds fromthe perspective of the youth of today's generation and appropriately accommodates the viewsof the generations of yesteryear.

  • von Perumal Murugan
    32,00 €

    "ONE AMAZING STORY. TWO DIFFERENT ENDINGS. AT THE END OF PERUMAL MURUGAN'S TRAILBLAZING NOVEL ONE PART WOMAN, READERS ARE LEFT ON A CLIFFHANGER AS KALI AND PONNA'S INTENSE LOVE FOR EACH OTHER IS TORN TO SHREDS. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT TO THIS BELOVED COUPLE? IN TRIAL BY SILENCE-ONE OF TWO INVENTIVE SEQUELS THAT PICKS UP THE STORY RIGHT WHERE ONE PART WOMAN ENDS-KALI IS DETERMINED TO PUNISH PONNA FOR WHAT HE BELIEVES IS AN ABSOLUTE BETRAYAL. BUT PONNA IS EQUALLY UPSET AT BEING FORCED TO ATONE FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT HER FAULT. IN THE WAKE OF THE TEMPLE FESTIVAL, BOTH MUST NOW CONFRONT HARSH NEW UNCERTAINTIES IN THEIR ONCE IDYLLIC LIFE TOGETHER. IN MURUGAN'S MAGICAL HANDS, THIS STORY REACHES A SURPRISING AND DRAMATIC CONCLUSION."

  • von Perumal Murugan
    31,00 €

    "ONE AMAZING STORY. TWO DIFFERENT ENDINGS. AT THE END OF PERUMAL MURUGAN'S TRAILBLAZING NOVEL ONE PART WOMAN, READERS ARE LEFT ON A CLIFFHANGER AS KALI AND PONNA'S INTENSE LOVE FOR EACH OTHER IS TORN TO SHREDS. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT TO THIS BELOVED COUPLE? IN A LONELY HARVEST-ONE OF TWO INVENTIVE SEQUELS THAT PICK UP THE STORY RIGHT WHERE ONE PART WOMAN ENDS-PONNA RETURNS FROM THE TEMPLE FESTIVAL TO FIND THAT KALI HAS KILLED HIMSELF IN DESPAIR. DEVASTATED THAT HE WOULD PUNISH HER SO CRUELLY, BUT CONSTANTLY HAUNTED BY MEMORIES OF THE HAPPINESS SHE ONCE SHARED WITH KALI, PONNA MUST NOW LEARN TO FACE THE WORLD ALONE. WITH POIGNANCY AND COMPASSION, MURUGAN WEAVES A POWERFUL TALE OF FEMALE SOLIDARITY AND SECOND CHANCES."

  • von Perumal Murugan
    13,00 €

    FROM ONE OF INDIA'S MOST RESPECTED AND BESTSELLING WRITERS COMES A SEARING AND POIGNANT NOVEL ABOUT LOVE AND INTOLERANCE IN A SMALL VILLAGETWICE LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD'With tender rage, one of India's most powerful living writers breathes life into an age-old tale of forbidden passion' Nilanjana Roy'Pyre is extraordinary. Rarely does literature reveal so much with so little' Nayomi Munaweera'A major India writer' New York Times______Saroja and Kumaresan are young, in love and in danger. They meet in a small southern Indian town, where Kumaresan works in a soda bottling shop, and quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan's family village. But they are harbouring a dangerous secret: they belong to different castes, and if the villagers find out they will both be in grave peril.Faced with venom from her mother-in-law, and pointed new questions from her new neighbours, Saroja struggles to adjust to a lonely and uncomfortable life. Kumaresan throws himself into building a new soda business, hoping to scrape together enough money for them to start over somewhere new. But as vicious whispers encircle the couple, will their love be enough to keep them safe?______PRAISE FOR PYRE'So tense it leaves you gasping for air' Ellen Barry, New York Times'Pyre glows with power... and adds immeasurable value to contemporary Indian literature... a hard and glittering gem of a story' The Hindu'A haunting story of forbidden love set in Southern India that illustrates the cruel consequences of societal intolerance' Kirkus Reviews, starred review'Piercing detail... The simple, elegant prose of Vasudevan's translation ranges from poetic to suspenseful... Murugan deserves worldwide recognition' Publishers Weekly, starred review

  • von Perumal Murugan
    9,98 €

    A vibrant fable of marriage, caste and social convention from an important Indian writer

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