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Pyre / Perumal Murugan ; translated from the Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan.

Murugan, Perumal (author.). Aniruddhan Vasudevan, (translator.). Perumal Murugan translation of: Pookkuzhi. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Saroja and Kumaresan are young and in love. After meeting in a small southern Indian town where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop, they quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan's family village, where they hope to build a happy life together. But they are harboring a terrible secret: Saroja is from a different caste than Kumaresan, and if the villagers find out, they will both be in grave danger. Faced with venom from her mother-in-law and questions from her new neighbors, Saroja tries to adjust to a new lonely and uncomfortable life, while Kumaresan struggles to scrape together enough money for them to start over somewhere new. Will their love keep them safe in a world filled with thorns?"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780802159335 (trade paperback)
Physical Description: 202 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Black Cat, 2022.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First published in Tamil as Pookkuzhi by Kalachuvadu Publication Pvt. Ltd, Nagercoil in 2013. First published in English by Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Books India in 2016"--Title page verso.
Language Note:	In English, translated from the Tamil.