Thachom Poyil Rajeevan (5 results)

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Born into a family of rural wealth and near-feudal influence in a village nestled in British Malabar, Koyiloth Thazhe Narayanan Kottoor knows little of want. But as a patriotic fervour grips the country in the last decades of the Raj, a veritable avalanche of new ideas and ideals shapes the young KTN. As he grows from a boy who takes to writing not only as art but also as a tool of social change, to an activist enamoured of varying philosophies and enmeshed in India's freedom struggle, he grapples with hardship, love, lust and a search for meaning in a reality that forever disappoints. His is a tale both deeply personal and political - tracing a web of caste, sexuality and ideology, while also navigating the struggles of a man coming to terms with himself as a writer and as an individual. Award-winning author Thachom Poyil Rajeevan weaves a magical almost-biography of a fictional writer, one inhabited by goddesses and ghosts, a fortune-telling parrot, dead humans in the avatar of crows, and a blind woman who hears - and sees - better than anyone else. Masterfully translated from the original Malayalam, The Man Who Learnt to Fly but Could Not Land is a poignant exploration of the power of writing, the chaos of a country's rebirth and the life of an idealist caught up in the maelstrom.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Poems. Inscription and apparent signature of author on 4th page. The interior is clean and tight. Binding is good. Cover shows slight wear. 95 pages. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very clean, bright, tight copy. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.