ISLAND OF LOST SHADOWS ( ANDHAKARANAZHI)
Santhoshkumar,E.
ISLAND OF LOST SHADOWS ( ANDHAKARANAZHI) /അന്ധകാരനഴി /ഇ സന്തോഷ് കുമാർ പി എൻ വേണുഗോപാൽ (പരിഭാഷ) - 1 - New Delhi Niyogi Books 2016/01/01 - 371
A requiem to the lost springs of Indian revolutionary politics, the brilliant translation of the critically acclaimed Sahitya Akademi award-winning Malayalam novel Andhakaaranazhi , Island of Lost Shadows brings alive the terror-reign during the dark days of the Emergency. Island of Lost Shadows is a story of intrigue, nerve-wracking tension and suspense, raising questions relevant in the present-day context of terrorism and sedition in the guise of revolution and social change. Through the voices of Sivan, a firebrand revolutionary on the run, hiding in a labyrinthine island lost to the world and Sakunthala whose life has become a never-ending search for her missing husband poet Sreenivasan and a myriad other sharply sketched characters, the author brings to life the troubled times of the Seventies when sadistic excesses were the norm. He also explores the human mind and its tendency for corruption and depravity. A compelling tale that keeps the readers engrossed...
9789383098873
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Nil
Fiction
translated from malayalam
F / SAN/IS
ISLAND OF LOST SHADOWS ( ANDHAKARANAZHI) /അന്ധകാരനഴി /ഇ സന്തോഷ് കുമാർ പി എൻ വേണുഗോപാൽ (പരിഭാഷ) - 1 - New Delhi Niyogi Books 2016/01/01 - 371
A requiem to the lost springs of Indian revolutionary politics, the brilliant translation of the critically acclaimed Sahitya Akademi award-winning Malayalam novel Andhakaaranazhi , Island of Lost Shadows brings alive the terror-reign during the dark days of the Emergency. Island of Lost Shadows is a story of intrigue, nerve-wracking tension and suspense, raising questions relevant in the present-day context of terrorism and sedition in the guise of revolution and social change. Through the voices of Sivan, a firebrand revolutionary on the run, hiding in a labyrinthine island lost to the world and Sakunthala whose life has become a never-ending search for her missing husband poet Sreenivasan and a myriad other sharply sketched characters, the author brings to life the troubled times of the Seventies when sadistic excesses were the norm. He also explores the human mind and its tendency for corruption and depravity. A compelling tale that keeps the readers engrossed...
9789383098873
Gift RRLF
Nil
Fiction
translated from malayalam
F / SAN/IS