One Hell of a Lover - Hardcover

Unni R. (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670097462 ISBN 13: 9780670097463

Publisher: Penguin Books India, 2023

Synopsis

Unni R.'s short stories thrive on the many tales rural folk tell each other to make up the tapestry of everyday life-fantastic stories, local gossip shared in whispers. His protagonists are always colourful; some of them live their lives in provincial circles, but their minds hover in the world of culture and ideas. No wonder then, that they dream about Giacometti and Lucien Freud and name their roosters Vladimir and Bukharin. These stories bring alive a Kerala that remains hidden behind statistics and social science commentaries.

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About the Authors

UNNI R. writes short stories and screenplays in Malayalam. He is the author of six collections of short
stories. He is known for his distinct idiom and black humour, sparse style and incisive social criticism.
Unni has received numerous honours for his writing, including the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the short story collection Vaanku (Call for Prayer). A film based on the titular story in the collection received a special jury mention at the 68th National Film Awards, while a film adapted from the short story 'Ozhivudivasathe Kali' (Holiday Fun) won the 46th Kerala State Film Award for Best Film in 2015. Unni won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay for Charlie in the same year.

J DEVIKA is a feminist historian, social researcher and translator, currently with the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She translates literary writing from
Malayalam to English and social science writing from English to Malayalam. She has translated the literary writings of K.R. Meera, Sarah Joseph, Unni R., Ambikasuthan Mangad and Lalithambika Antharjanam, among others. Her website, www. swatantryavaadini.in, is a collection of translations of the writings of early twentieth-century feminists in Malayalam-speaking regions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books India
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670097462
• ISBN 13: 9780670097463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224