{"product_id":"the-writings-of-m-t-vasudevan-nair-9789352873609","title":"The Writings of M. T. Vasudevan Nair","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. T. Vasudevan Nair and V. Abdulla, Gita Krishnankutty (tr.)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Writings of M. T. Vasudevan Nair\u003c\/em\u003e brings together three of renowned Malayalam writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair’s works—\u003cem\u003eMist \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Soul of Darkness \u003c\/em\u003e(translations of the acclaimed novellas, \u003cem\u003eManhu\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIrutinde Atmavu\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eKaalam\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKuttiedathi and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrating the experiences ofwaiting for a lost lover (\u003cem\u003eMist\u003c\/em\u003e) and the pain of being treated abominably by one’s family for being ‘not normal’ (\u003cem\u003eThe Soul of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e), these poignant stories speak of lost hopes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in the context of the crumbling matrilineal tarawad system of the Nairs in Kerala, \u003cem\u003eKaalam\u003c\/em\u003e narrates the story of disillusionment of an ambitious adolescent, Sethumadhavan Nair, as he journeys towards adulthood; these experiences reflect MT’s own childhood in many ways. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKuttiedathi and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses the middle class lives and sufferings of people in Northern Kerala. Touching upon themes of memory, domestic martyrdom and passion, these stories are narrated in Nair’s minimalistic yet profound style. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume also features an Introduction by eminent academic and scholar of Malayalam literature, P. P. Raveendran.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616478453911,"sku":"9789352873609","price":1061.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789352873609.webp?v=1769294899","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-writings-of-m-t-vasudevan-nair-9789352873609","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}