• ISBN13: 9789385285578
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Niyogi Books
• Publisher Imprint: NiyogiBook
• Publication Date: September 16, 2017
• Pages: 432
• Original Price: INR 495.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 620 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Human Sexuality

The Saga of Muziris is a fascinating tale of the glory and decline of a major port, a hub of maritime trade in Kerala, in South India, which had mysteriously disappeared from the face of earth during the fourteenth century. Historians, archaeologists and academics, from the world over, had been looking for the lost Muziris, ever since. Some interesting leads, at the excavations at Pattanam, prompts Aravindan, the narrator, to pay a visit to his homeland. What follows is a magical journey, enticing Aravindan to sail into the dark annals of history. In an effort to document his findings, Aravindan unravels the evolution of the area over several thousands of years—through political turmoils, social struggles, emigrations and more—unfolding an alluring history through powerfully and indelibly etched characters. The result is a gripping mix of history, myth, legend, fiction and magic reality. It takes the reader on a journey through antiquity, moving back and forth to reflect on the socio-economic ferment of varying periods, also, interestingly, establishing an organic link to the most recent times.

Tutun Mukherjee is Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad, India; she has also taught courses at the university's Centre for Women's Studies and the Department of Theatre Arts. Her specialization is Literary Criticism & Theory, and her research interests include translation, women's writing, theatre and film studies. She has written extensively on these subjects, which overlap in her work. Besides articles and book chapters in national and international journals, as single author and editor her publications include I.A. Richards: Contribution to New Criticism and Chicago Critics: An Evaluation, and she jointly edited Companion to Comparative Literature, World Literature and Comparative Cultural Studies. She is on the editorial team of several journals and is a reviewer for many publishers. Niladri R. Chatterjee is Professor, Department of English, University of Kalyani, West Bengal. His doctoral work was on the novelist Christopher Isherwood. A recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship and the British Council-Charles Wallace Fellowship, he co-edited The Muffled Heart: Stories of the Disempowered Male, contributed to The American Isherwood, and so on. He has published in the journal American Notes and Queries and Intersection, and has recently begun contributing to The Wire. He has reviewed for Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide (US). He has been teaching a course in gender studies at his university since 2009, and runs a facebook group called New Gender Studies, which has over 11,200 members.