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The story of a goat / Perumal Murugan ; translated from the Tamil by N. Kalyan Raman.

Perumāḷmurukan̲, (author.). Kalyan Raman, N., (translator.). Perumāḷmurukan̲. translation of: Pūn̲ācci allatu Oru veḷḷāṭṭin̲ katai. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

"A farmer in Tamil Nadu is watching the sun set over his village one evening when a mysterious stranger, a giant man, appears on the horizon. He offers the farmer a black goat kid who is the runt of the litter, surely too frail to survive. The farmer and his wife take care of the young she-goat, whom they name Poonachi, and soon the little goat is bounding with joy and growing prodigiously. Intoxicating passages from the goat's perspective offer a bawdy and earthy view of animal existence and a refreshing portrayal of the natural world. But Poonachi's life is not destined to be a rural idyll--dangers lurk around every corner, and may sometimes come from surprising places, including a government that is supposed to protect the weak and needy."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802147516 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 183 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Black Cat, 2019.

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General Note:
"Originally published in Tamil as Poonachi Allathu Oru Vellattin Katai by Kalachuvadu Publications in 2016. First published in English in 2018 by Context, an imprint of Westland Publications Private Limited."--Title page verso.
Subject: Rural families > India > Fiction.
Goats > Fiction.
Social classes > India > Fiction.
Genre: Allegories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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