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Soft cover. Zustand: New. FROM THE WINNER OF KERALA SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS 2019 & 2021 Lightning Tusker is tranquilised and corralled with the help of Dr Tharappan. This is no ordinary elephant; he's the embodiment of 'Elephantam', the very essence of all that is good in the universe. His captors are filled with its nemesis, the dark energy known as 'Misophantam'. It permeates men like Gunner Chandy who had killed Lightning Tusker's father, Peacock Plum, for his tusks the colour of peacock feathers. Granny Elephant knows this. She also knows how the universe originated: the tussle between Elephantam and Misophantam, good and evil, how they crashed into one another, caused the Big Bang. She tells the baby elephants in her herd that Elephantam and Misophantam have existed in the sky and on this earth ever since. She can also sense that an elephant in their midst, known to be weak and reclusiveand tusklessis in fact magical. This is the story of two brothers: Lightning Tusker, the bravest young elephant in the forest, and Tuskless Tusker, written off by everyone as a lost cause. It's also a story about friendship and courage, about human greed and hubris. From one of Malayalam's most celebrated young writers, comes a tale that moves and entertains in equal measure.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. A SCINTILLATING NEW TRANSLATION OF THE CLASSIC TAMIL NOVEL. Vallavarayan Vandiyadevan, a scion of the Vaanar clan, sets out across the Chozha land to deliver a secret message from Crown Prince Aditya Karikalan. Does he manage to safely deliver this message? Or does he get trapped in the sinister royal conspiracy that he unwittingly uncovers on his journey? When Ponniyin Selvan was first serialised in Kalki, no one could have imagined the impact it would have on the circulation of the magazine. Nor that, years later, this Tamil magnum opus, which blends travelogue with history and Chozha myth-making, would lend itself to the big screen, its cinematic form shaped by one of the finest directors of our time. The novel invented a distinct style, in which slang alternates with erudition, wordplay with euphoric prose and vivid imagerya style that critics came to call 'Kalki Tamil'. Today, this pioneering work is considered one of the great classics of Tamil literature. This unabridged and first-rate translation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's masterwork by Nandini Krishnan is at once faithful to the original and accessible to the readers of this day. Carefully crafted in lyrical prose, First FloodBook One in the Ponniyin Selvan seriesis the quintessential page-turner: full of adventure, intrigue, conspiracy and romance.…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: no jacket present. First published in Punjabi. This trade paperback is in good condition with no visible signs of wear or damage. The cover is intact and clean, with no jacket as issued. The binding is firm, and the pages are crisp and unmarked, making it a fine addition to any collection of crime non-fiction.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: no dust jacket (paperback). null. This paperback edition is in excellent condition with no visible signs of wear. The cover is intact, and the pages are clean without any inscriptions or markings. There is no dust jacket, as is typical for paperback formats.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. THE SECOND PART TO THE RUNAWAY BOY, WINNER OF THE KALINGA LITERATURE The second part of this extraordinary trilogy takes us into the late 1960s and early 1970s when the rumblings of liberation grew louder in East Pakistan and refugees came pouring into India, seeking asylum in the camps of West Bengal. The Naxalite movement too was gathering momentum; the Communist Party split into CPI (M) and CPI (ML), and a bitter power tussle ensued between them and the ruling Congress Party led by Indira Gandhi. Amidst this bloody battle, we find a twenty-something Jibon in Calcutta, driven to rage by hunger, inequity and a naïve, contagious nationalistic fervour. This burning torch of a novel is a compelling portrait of a youth negotiating the streets of Calcutta, looking to seize a life that is constantly denied to him.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. A MOVING PORTRAIT OF A SON S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER, THIS IS THE FIRST WORK OF NON-FICTION BY PERUMAL MURUGAN TO BE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH Perumal Murugan s tender yet truthful essays capture the life of a strong, independent and extraordinary woman: his mother. She raised her children with the income from just a few acres of land that she managed on her own, tending to the cattle and crops with maternal concern, all the while minding her unruly husband. Every obligation met, all accounts squared up, each meal cooked to satiate the tongue and heart Amma never rested, not even when bedridden with Parkinson s. She lived a farmer s life and died a farmer s death. Amma is a homage to a way of life and values simplicity, honesty and hard work lost to us today. Peppered with unsentimental nostalgia and delightful humour and vividly documenting village and farming life in the Kongu region, Amma tugs at generational memory. Murugan s non-fiction writing, his first to appear in English is as deeply affecting as his fiction.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. In eighteenth-century Bengal, the East India influence and power is growing; the treasuries of the zamindars are emptying out and their mansions crumbling. Young Raj Chandra Chowdhury remains oblivious to these epochal changes. He's preoccupied with Rongomala, his mistress, a low-born dancing girl. His uncle Rajendta Narayan sees a chance, conspiring to cake over. Meanwhile, Raj Chandrats childlike wife Phuleswari has developed a queer bond of sisterhood with her nemesis. As for Rongomala herself, she dares to defy her caste status by demanding that a lake be dug in her name; she wishes to be remembered after her youth and beauty have run their course. It is an audacity that might cost her dearly. …

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: n/a. First Edition. Covers show minor shelf wear with light rubbing to the edges and corners. A small white price sticker is present on the upper portion of the spine. The binding is firm and uncreased. Internal pages are clean and unmarked, without inscriptions or stamps.…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Like New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: unknown (no jacket visible). First Edition. This trade paperback is in excellent condition, with no visible signs of wear or damage. The binding is intact, and the pages are clean and crisp. There are no library markings, inscriptions, or signatures. The cover is well-preserved, showcasing the striking design that complements the book's investigative theme. …

Hardcover. Zustand: New. WINNER OF THE 1987 SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD Magadh, Shrikant Verma s masterpiece, was first published in Hindi in 1984 and is widely regarded as one of the most important works of modern Indian poetry. A chorus of narrators commoners, statesmen, nameless wanderers pieces together the histories of ancient cities and kingdoms on the Indian subcontinent, their rise to splendour, their decline and eventual fall. In poems that are stark and urgent yet arch and richly allusive, Verma lays bare their tales of corruption, guilt, ignorance and arrogance. Rahul Soni s landmark translation stays faithful to the spareness and the haunting, incantatory cadences of the original, revealing how startlingly prescient and relevant Magadh remains even today.…