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‘Estuary’ is Perumal Murugan’s first novel to be set in a town and not a village
An excerpt from Perumal Murugan’s novel ‘Estuary’, translated from the Tamil by Nandini Krishnan.
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‘Rising Heat’: Perumal Murugan’s first novel is now available to readers in an English translation
Published in 1991, the novel casts an artist’s eye on the price that rural communities have to pay for the urbanisation of their land.
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In Perumal Murugan’s ‘Poonachi’, a register of goats is eerily prescient about the NRC
In this excerpt from the Tamil novel translated by N Kalyan Raman, Poonachi the goat has to have ears pierced as a marker of identification.
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‘Amma’: Perumal Murugan’s new book in translation is all about his mother
The acclaimed writer takes a break from fiction to write a memoir.
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One story, two endings: This is how Perumal Murugan’s dual sequels to ‘One Part Woman’ begin
The acclaimed novel left readers uncertain about the future of the couple at its centre, Ponna and Kali. These two sequels imagine different fates and ends.
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‘Poonachi’ is Perumal Murugan’s first novel after he was attacked for ‘One Part Woman’
An excerpt from the new novel which was at the centre of an intense bidding war among publishers.
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Eco India, Episode 95: Ensuring a habitable world not only for human beings but all other life forms
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Watch: Scenes from life the land of the midnight sun and polar nights, in north Sweden
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You’ve read Perumal Murugan the novelist. Here’s the short story writer
An excerpt from ‘The Goat Thief’, the first-ever anthology of short stories selected by the Tamil author for publication in English.
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A ritual of rooftop meetings led to Perumal Murugan’s anthology of Tamil writing on caste
It wasn’t easy to persuade contributors, some of whom who feared retribution.
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Five poems by Perumal Murugan from his days in exile
A selection from the poems that the Tamil writer wrote after being persecuted by caste and religious groups for his fiction.
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The Reel
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‘Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai’ trailer: Horror comedy stars Swara Bhaskar, Sumeet Vyas
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‘Cherry’ trailer: Tom Holland plays a troubled soldier in coming-of-age movie by the Russo brothers
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‘Tribhanga’ review: A dance between imperfect mothers and difficult daughters
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‘Gullak’ season 2 review: The Mishras are back, but their handlers have changed
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‘Tandav’ review: A Raisina Hill Confidential seething with dynasts and dark deeds
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Film extras and domestic servants: Perumal Murugan’s tales of the subaltern
As the Tamil writer’s new novel, ‘The Story of the Goat’, is translated into English, here are excerpts from two previous novellas.
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Growing out of the cocoon: Perumal Murugan is back to life as a writer
What the Tamil author told his readers after announcing his return to writing.
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A new Perumal Murugan novel for English readers revisits passion and violence
A tale of love and revenge soaked in caste politics, by the controversial author of 'One Part Woman', 'Pookkuzhi' was published in Tamil in 2013.
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