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037			_cPurchased _nCurrent Books,Convent Junction,Ernakulam
041			_aEnglish
082			_aF _bZAC/SE
100			_aZacharia,Paul
245			_aSECRET HISTORY OF COMPASSION
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260			_aChennai _bContext _c2019/01/01
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500			_aThe art of lying reaches the zenith of its glory as Lord Spider, famous author of popular fiction, J.L. Pillai, eminent executioner, aspiring writer, shape-shifter and meditative voyeur, and Rosi, Spider’s wife and freelancing philosopher, get together to write an essay on Compassion for the Communist Party. God herself is here. So is Stalin (whose real identity is now revealed). And Satan (whose true nature is finally discovered). As also a Gandhi doppelganger. And making a guest appearance in this pre-truth tale about a post-truth literary partnership is Jesus in his 37th incarnation. Other personalities include Brother Dog, the cynic of the household, Tarzan, a well-known stud bull, and Pretty Man, a snake-father.
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