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  Seasons of the Palm

  by Peruma?l?murukan?.

  Translated from the Tamil, Seasons of the Palm tells the story of an "untouchable" lad in bondage to a paternal yet powerful landlord. He struggles to keep a fragile happiness, but endless work and a stubborn hunger are never too far away. Relentless in its portrayal of the everyday humiliations of untouchablility, the novel is yet lyrical in its evocation of the grace with which the oppressed come to terms with... (more)
• Second TurnM. T. Vasudevan Nair, M.T. Vasudevan Nair

  

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  Second Turn

  by M. T. Vasudevan Nair

  Novel. translated from Maalayalam by PK Ravindranath. based on a recreation of the Mahabharata.
• Poovan Banana and Other StoriesVaikom Muhammad Basheer

  

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  Poovan Banana and Other Stories

  by Vaikkam? Muhammad Bas?i?r

  Text: English (translation)
• Love-Letter and Other StoriesVaikom Muhammad Basheer

  

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  Love-Letter and Other Stories

  by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

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  Once an Actress

  by Jeyaka?ntan?

  A sensitive stage actress and a brilliant journalist come together in an intense interplay of emotions in a relationship punctuated by intolerance, separation and eventual reunion.
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  Love and Loss

  by Jeyaka?ntan?

  Jayakanthan’s Love and Loss is a sensitive ‘slice of life’ story that explores the lives of Thangam, a construction worker and her son Chitti. The squalid slums of erstwhile Madras, now Chennai, form the grimy background to the tender drama of a woman trying to find an anchor to her life.
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  Wings in the Void

  by Intira? Pa?rttaca?rati

  Indira Parthasarathy’s Wings in the Void explores the wheeling and dealing, ambition and greed that rule the lives of countless upwardly mobile Indians caught up in the intrigues of the political and diplomatic circles of Delhi.
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  Star-crossed

  by Aco?kamittiran?

  Describes the world of Tamil cinema minus the glamour. This novel exposes the daily trials and tribulations of a cast of characters none too familiar to those who equate the world of celluloid with the proverbial dream factory.
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  Rishan Moolam

  by Jeyaka?ntan?

  Jayakanthan’s two protagonists are helpless victims of psychological maladies. The author discusses themes such as suppressed libido and the Oedipus complex—areas Tamil writers generally dared not enter in the 1960s.
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  A Home in the Sky

  by Va?santi

  Vaasanthi’s A Home in the Sky is the story of the brutal repression of an innocent child by his self-righteous father and the tragic outcome it brings about. Two women, with their love and compassion, help end this story on a positive note.
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  Today

  by Aco?kamittiran?

  Ashokamitran’s Today raises serious questions about the validity of the value systems governing our lives in an increasingly complex world. It is without doubt a trailblazer in post-modern Tamil literature.