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DEAD FISH (Record no. 196570)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789361568206
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Terms of availability Purchased
Note Prism Books, Kadavanthra
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number F
Item number RAJ/DE
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Rajkamal Choudhary
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title DEAD FISH
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Rupa
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2025
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Size of unit 177
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Machhali Mari Hui, Rajkamal Choudhary’s seminal masterpiece of Hindi literature, is a fearless anatomy of sexual orientation, identity and emotional tumult set in mid-20th-century Kolkata.<br/><br/>Translated into English for the first time as The Dead Fish, the novel explores the psychological depths of Nirmal Padmavat, a ruthless businessman whose personal life is marked by emotional volatility and contradictory sexuality. His complex relationships—particularly with Shirin, Priya and his beloved Kalyani—reveal a disturbing and fragmented self, crushed between deification and confusion, longing and detachment.<br/><br/>Rajkamal firmly brings homosexuality to the forefront, a bold move for his time. Priya and Shirin, both queer, form part of a muddled psychological and emotional nexus that overwhelms Nirmal’s inner world. He is likened to Goethe’s Mephisto, Shakespeare’s Othello and Brontë’s Heathcliff for his bestiality. Nirmal’s violation of Kalyani’s daughter, Priya, reinforces his own confused identity and his ineptitude of connecting with women in a healthy manner.<br/><br/>The metaphor of the dead fish echoes throughout and evokes themes of barrenness, enmeshment and unfulfilled desires. Through lyrical prose and skilfully embroidered subplots, coupled with an unconventional and experimental writing style, Rajkamal Choudhary critiques hostile societal norms and reveals the intense struggles associated with queer identity.<br/><br/>In an era when homosexuality is striving for rightful recognition within the social fabric, The Dead Fish feels more urgent and relevant now than ever before.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Fiction
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Novel
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mahua Sen (tr.)
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Koha item type Lending
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library Fiction 2025-10-07 Purchased 495.00 KC-25-CRB-3590,2025/09/30 4 3 F RAJ/DE E1102043 2026-07-20 2026-07-10 2025-10-07 Lending