{"product_id":"jj-9780143422617","title":"Jj","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sundara Ramaswamy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph James-or JJ-is dead. A famously outspoken figure in Malayali literature,his death is particularly mourned by Balu, a Tamil writer who endeavours topreserve the luminary's legacy by penning a biography of JJ. For this, Balu mustimmerse himself in the politicized and divisive Malayali literary world, where JJhas made quite a few enemies. Thus begins an enthralling novel of ideas,brimming with sharp wit and laced with satire, as Balu gathers his thoughts andexperiences to pay homage to JJ-only to discover that he might have bitten offmore than he can chew.An undisputed classic of modern Tamil fiction, JJ: Some Jottings remainsbitingly relevant and scathingly funny in its vision of a society where artisticintegrity is besieged by personal agendas. About the AuthorSundara Ramaswamy (1931-2005) was one of the most versatile and innovative of Tamil writers. A great modernist and a dazzling stylist, he wrote in many genres-poetry, novel, short story, play, personal essay and literary criticism-making real interventions in Tamil writing. Each of his three novels-Oru Puliamaratthin Kadhai (published in Penguin Classics asTamarind History), JJ: Sila Kuripuggal (published in Penguin Classics as JJ: Some Jottings) and Kuzhandaigal, Pengal, Aangal (published in Penguin Classics as Children, Women, Men)-is recognized as path-breaking, and he also edited and published a notable literary magazine,Kalachuvadu, which has become a forum for new writing and literary debate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46296376410263,"sku":"9780143422617","price":195.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143422617.webp?v=1769304558","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/jj-9780143422617","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}