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- Immerse Yourself in the Magical World of Imayam | Excerpt
Immerse Yourself in the Magical World of Imayam | Excerpt
Set for the most part in the small towns and villages of present-day Tamil Nadu, these stories describe the aspirations and agonies of the men and women living and working there: what they want is to survive and thrive as human beings.
Read an excerpt from one of the stories from the book below, translated masterfully from the Tamil by Vasantha Surya.
About the Book - An Order from the Sky and Other Stories
A man offering curses and prayers, gifts and threats to his favourite deity before embarking upon a day of thieving...A woman in a packed bus, desperate to get home before her clothes are soaked with menstrual blood, but also determined…
About the Author - Imayam
Imayam is the pen name of V. Annamalai, a schoolteacher and one of the foremost contemporary writers in Tamil. He has seven novels, six short-story collections and a novella to his credit. He has won several prestigious awards, including the…
About the Author - Trans. Vasantha Surya
Vasantha Surya is a poet, journalist, and translator whose prose translations from Tamil include six novels, and an anthology of contemporary short fiction (A Place to Live). The Stalk of Time and A Word Between Us are her two poetry…
To read more, order your copy of An Order from the Sky and Other Stories, by Imayam | Trans. Vasantha Surya today!
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