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Though this novel speaks about war, it is not entirely based on it. It is a story of a family, which travels through 60 years of various emotions and torments of life. It is set in the early twentieth century, during which the entire world was going through various changes. It was the time when colonial rule was at its peak and people were striving to oppose it. All these changes and their impacts are narrated from the perspective of a family. Narrated without exaggeration, the unique style of Ashokamitran, echoes everywhere in this novel.

The novel encourages are to realize the limits of rational thinking. It highlights the limits and limitations of scientific views, which stand as a proof of modernism. It searches and finds solutions for the puzzles and hassles of life beyond the limits of rationalism. They are presented not as a universal solution rather as a personal experience. In this aspect, it finds a unique place among Ashokamitran's novels. Aravindan