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The author has neatly arranged the sequences of the novel like an editor of a motion picture.
This Book deals with the stuggle of an agriculture family which separates itself from the joint family system.
This novel is about the journey undertaken by three friends and the different stories they tell during the journey.
The conflict between desire and reality is beautifully described in this much appreciated novel.
Kasakaranam is a story of men who've lost their land and the land that they lost. A document of many commoners who've lost their lives in name of a revolutionary struggle. They are elevated into unique and mythical characters through the lessons they learn.After his successful Vellaavi, Vimal Kuzanthaivel masterfully portrays intricate village scenery and the inner lives that run below it.
The Novel explore the dark experiences of a women who never affairs puberty. Kumara selva's first novel
This novel moves along the Muslim village along the eastern part of Sri Lanka during the period of war in the 1990s. It depicts the wartime atmosphere and the plight of the people during that period.
This novel explores the two aspects of the Muslim community - material greed and abject poverty.
Uma Varatharajan's novel is about a man, Vijayaraghavan, who has two wives and has an affair with Julie, a girl in his office. When Julie leaves him, Vijayaraghavan bears the separation like a cross.
Music forms the central theme of this novel by the versatile writer Yuvan Chandrasekhar. A new attempt by an experimental writer.
Koolamathari narrates the life of the 'untouchable' Arundhathiyar children who rear goats. Translated into English on 'Seasons of the Palm'. It was shortlisted for Kiriyama award.
Soodamani in a short story written in 1975 had compared sexual intercourse to a destructive act akin tocrushing a fresh flower. This is a quite different view from her description of sexual intercourse in hernovel Naangaam Aasiramam written in 1972. She had described it as an act 'enhancing the divinity ofthe human body'. Soodamani's views on sexual intercourse changed vastly in her novel Iravuchudar andsuccessive stories. Iravuchudar is all about the pent-up thoughts about purity, buried deep in the heart,reaching a high-point and exploding one day. In her unique style of narration, Soodamani has createdthe character of Yamini as a flame scorching the ills of darkness. Yamini is also the dark-night that manywant to forget quickly. She's also the flame lighting up the night; in fact, Yamini is a creation who is amixture of darkness and light.
This is the story of women in the dark ages. It tells the tragic tales of the people who had suffered for nearly 30 years in the civil war in Srilanka.
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.
A young man who doesn't want to lead a normal life, slips away from his home and understands humanity during his quest. The novel, which tells the story of a Hindu ashram, unequivocally describes its advantages and disadvantages. The protagonist of this novel, like any other man, strives to escape from the rules of life. But he finally realizes that the treasure of happiness he is after, actually resides within. This beautiful novel, questions the violence unleashed in the name of holiness.
'Kanavu sirai' shares the endless sufferings of the Srilankan Tamils for more than 70 years, through many wars and violence. The wars destroyed the lives, hopes and dreams of the normal people, especially women, who lived in the island Naiyina theevu in North Srilanka. This story, doesn't stop with the description of the disasters of war. It also questions its morality and politics, which are implicitly involved. This novel is a narration by a woman, who witnessed the violence of war that left a scar in her. This novel is filled with the tears of women who went in search of their sons and loved ones. It also describes the racism that prevailed after the final war.
Would putting a finger through fire give one any pleasure? Thee narrates the life story of a person, who at different stages of his life puts himself through flame-like situations more than once during different scenarios. A few of those incidents turned out be failures and a few gave him delusional victories, the effects of which later burnt his life to ashes. At the end of reading the novel, one gets a strong impression that, "A fire, which appears to be bright at a distance, when near would completely burn everything near it".
This is the fourth Novel from renowned writer translator Nagarathinam Krishna. The title and theme of the novel are inspired from Kafka's short story Investigations of a dog and the novelist's visit to Kafka's house in Prague. The novel is comprised of journeys made by its characters both inwards and outwards. The stories start from Puducherry, Yaazpanam and through France end up at the Czech republic. We are all running behind materialistic or philosophical quests; The novel inspires the reader to question the meaning of it all.
This novel by Sureshkumara Indrajit is a fictional exploration of the Madurai temple entry movement, dealing with its historical background, context and consequences. It depicts Ambika's love, women's struggle for social advancement and the period of turmoil with great finesse. An enchanting blend of fiction, history and reality, this novel marks another foray into Sureshkumara Indrajit's literary realm.
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 natural attraction between a woman and a man is one of the basic aspectsof human life. It is the nectar of life. However, caste and religion has beenpoisoning this nectar. Religious antagonism does not tolerate inter-religious loveand ruins it. The unblemished romances of young minds are devastated by thereactionary religious attitude. Religious extremists view such love as a waragainst their religion. Thiruvalluvar says love cannot be suppressed. The humanmind inflicted by divisions refuses to give that honor to love that transcendscaste, religion and class boundaries. Salma's novel deals with the romances ofthe period when love and politics intersect.
Ponnagaram portrays a Chennai unknown to many, sheds light on the grey areas of north Chennai that people accustomed to mainstream expressions are unaware of. The rules of this world might be strange to them. The novel portrays its protagonists reasonings and virtues from their perspective. It questions who are, why they are 'criminals' and what is 'crime'. It takes us on a journey through Chennai's labyrinthine lanes, talks of the reality and values devoured by the development hungry city, talks of the Gods, Ambitions, Dreams of the people who've lost their lives as price for the 'development'. Aravindan in his second novel takes us through ponnagaram, reveals us past the grey clouds surrounding it. More than just the journey, it makes the reader feel themselves as another character in Ponnagaram.
The first girlfriend or boyfriend is a theme that could never be exhausted. First love has a specialplace in the vibrations of memories. Kalanthai Peer Mohamad's 'Nizhal Nathi' shows a newdimension of this phenomena which lingers in the memories. This novel talks about the pain oflove that leaves traces that do not disappear in the flow of time. The flow of the story showshow deep the pain of a castrated love and the impact it can have on one's personality. It alsoshows the strength of the individual's stubbornness and its life-changing ferocity. This novelportrays the stream of emotions flowing in every mind like an invisible river. The narrative ofthis rejected love traces the life and people of a certain period in a particular landscape.
Bharatavas (fishermen community) are among the ancient inhabitants of Tamil. Although thereare countless references in the classical literature, there are very few works on them in themodern literature. This novel comes as an answer to this shortcoming of modern literature. Itdepicts the lives and culture of Bharatavas with minutest details and literary brilliance.Time and death act as the driving forces behind this novel, which unfolds the history of a smallfishing village over half a century, through hundreds of faces, with the metabolisms of threegenerations. The essence of the novel revolves around love and sacrifice. This novel portrays thegreat drama of life through individuals like the sea is seen through the waves.
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
A novel written as the diary notes of Anandhi - a Tamil teenager living in Berlin, capturing moments of an year's time. As a Srilankan Tamil family in Berlin, the ways in which they retain their cultural aspects and at the same time adapt to the German situation is portrayed. Po. Karunaakaramurthy, the renowned short story writer has already written two memoirs on his Berlin experiences. Yet, he manages to give us a new perspective in this work.
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