Jeyamohan (124 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A riotous, masterful, and tender portrait of the real modern India as seen through the truth-refracting fiction of Tamil literature's greatest living storyteller.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A dazzling postcolonial inversion of Heart of Darkness set during the Great Indian Famine of 1878 that recounts its devastating cost to both life and human dignity. It is 1878, and Aiden Byrne, an Irish police officer in Madrasapatnam, loyal servant to the crown and Queen Victoria, knows that there is no danger that he ought to fear in this heatblasted and famine-devastated land. But when he discovers two laborers from Tudor Ice Company being brutally whipped in the countryside, he is dragged into a world whose surface he has only skimmed before. He sees the horrific conditions under which the local workers, members of the lowest rung of the caste system, process the mammoth blocks of ice that are carved out of frozen New England lakes and transported to India for use in the drinks and iceboxes of the colonial forces. When the two workers disappear--presumably killed--Byrne is approached by Kathavarayan, a charismatic young activist belonging to a lower caste, who is looking to put things right. He sets Byrne off on a journey that brings him face-to-face with the bloody toll of the famine raging through the country--one that would kill more than eight million people before it was done--and forces him to grapple with his own precarious and complicated role in the machinery of the British empire. In White Elephant, Jeyamohan uses surreal prose and vivid imagery to deliver a searing account of a crucial moment in the history of a nation, a city, and a people.…

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Paperback.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. pp. 352.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

paperback. Zustand: New. Brand New.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Containing iconic stories like 'Elephant Doctor' and 'A Hundred Armchairs', this collection by the great Tamil writer Jeyamohan, brings together twelve inspiring and imaginative narratives, all based on the lives of real people. These stories explore the capacity of humans to hold on to their intrinsic goodness in the face of both the everyday and the extraordinary, and how their response in such moments of truth finds expression in multitudinous ways as anger, compassion, fortitude, a capacity for suffering, self-discovery, a life of silent protest or even eccentric activism. Gripping, often raw and deeply moving, this striking collection, the first major translation of Jeyamohan's work in English, will renew your faith in humanity.…

paperback. Zustand: New. Condition Notes: New from the publisher.

Zustand: New.

paperback. Zustand: New. Brand New.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Aiden Byrne, an Irish police officer posted to Madraspatnam and a loyal servant to the Crown and Queen Victoria, knows that there is nothing he need fear in this heat-blasted land. The year is 1878 and the south of India is in the grip of a devastating famine. But when Aiden encounters two labourers from the Tudor Ice Company being brutally whipped in the countryside, he is dragged into a world whose surface he has only skimmed and whose cruelty and darkness will change him forever. At Tudor, mammoth blocks of ice, harvested from frozen New England lakes and transported across the world, are broken down for British banquets by workers from the lowest rung of the caste system under horrifying conditions. When the two labourers are found murdered, Aiden and Kathavarayan, a charismatic young activist, set out on a journey that brings them face to face with the bloody toll of the famine raging through the country - one that will kill more than eight million people before it is done - and forces Aiden to grapple with his own precarious role within the British Raj and the deadly constraints that the machinery of conquest imposes upon human agency. A vivid reimagining of what might have been the first labour uprising in modern Indian history, White Elephant is a soul-searing novel by one of India's greatest living writers. It offers a stirring, indelible argument against the pitiless march and corrupting influence of power and empire.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 5.28x1.10x8.43 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 368 pages. 8.25x5.38x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Pothivelu Pandaram is known as a successful and God-fearing man about town he has a loyal wife, three daughters and ample money to pay for their dowries. However, it is an open secret that his success is fuelled by a tawdry yet deeply profitable trade for he owns a group of physically deformed beggars and places them outside various temples to make money for him. The beggars are mere 'items' to Pandaram, hardly human, to be bought and sold like cattle. But when the novel descends right into their world the world of the 'abyss' and places the reader in their midst, it takes on a marvellous, unexpected turn. Bitter, black, raw and yet laced with humour and tenderness, The Abyss (Ezhaam Ulagam) is one of the most acclaimed works of the great Tamil writer Jeyamohan. It was adapted into an acclaimed film in 2009 called Naan Kadavul (I am God) which won a National Film Award for its director. Written with an unflinching eye and suffused with a deep existential longing, it is an extraordinary novel in its terrain, its fundamental questions about humanity and its depiction of human suffering and liberation.…

Zustand: New. 2025. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

hardcover. Zustand: New. Brand New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 368 pages. 8.25x5.38x1.00 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Zustand: New. Condition Notes: New from the publisher.

Zustand: New. 2026. Trade Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 8.25x5.37x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 8.25x5.37x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Containing iconic stories like 'Elephant Doctor' and 'A Hundred Armchairs', this collection by the great Tamil writer Jeyamohan, brings together twelve inspiring and imaginative narratives, all based on the lives of real people. These stories explore the capacity of humans to hold on to their intrinsic goodness in the face of both the everyday and the extraordinary, and how their response in such moments of truth finds expression in multitudinous ways as anger, compassion, fortitude, a capacity for suffering, self discovery, a life of silent protest or even eccentric activism. Gripping, often raw and deeply moving, this striking collection, the first major translation of Jeyamohan's work in English, will renew your faith in humanity.…