Abyss by Jeyamohan (25 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "An astonishing work. I have read nothing like it in years."Sam Sacks, The Wall Street JournalJeyamohans darkly comic masterpiece relays an episode in the life of a magnificently drawn antihero, Pothivelu Pandaram: a man of few virtues caught in a trap of his own making. Pandaram is a small-time crook and temple functionary of the middle castes who lives, quite comfortably, on the revenue generated by a group of physically deformed beggars. whom he buys, sells, and breeds. There is Mangandi Samy, with just one arm, no legs, and "a little head on top," who only speaks in divine songs he himself invents; Ahmedkutty, an intellectual whose testicles hang to the floor "like two great pumpkins"; Muthammai, mother to eighteen children. It is a profitable business and Pandaram a largely unsentimental dealerharried only occasionally by the sense of something terribly wrongbut when he makes an impulsive trade, his luck turns. Written with an unflinching eye and suffused with a deep existential longing, The Abyss is an extraordinary novelfor its terrain, its fundamental questions about humanity, and its slow, strange twist, which achieves for its dehumanized characters a return to subjecthood. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Soft cover. Condition: New. Pothivelu Pandaram is known as a successful and God-fearing man about town he has a loyal wife, three daughters and ample money to pay for their dowries. However, it is an open secret that his success is fuelled by a tawdry yet deeply profitable trade for he owns a group of physically deformed beggars and places them outside various temples to make money for him. The beggars are mere 'items' to Pandaram, hardly human, to be bought and sold like cattle. But when the novel descends right into their world the world of the 'abyss' and places the reader in their midst, it takes on a marvellous, unexpected turn. Bitter, black, raw and yet laced with humour and tenderness, The Abyss (Ezhaam Ulagam) is one of the most acclaimed works of the great Tamil writer Jeyamohan. It was adapted into an acclaimed film in 2009 called Naan Kadavul (I am God) which won a National Film Award for its director. Written with an unflinching eye and suffused with a deep existential longing, it is an extraordinary novel in its terrain, its fundamental questions about humanity and its depiction of human suffering and liberation.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Raw, tender, and darkly comic,The Abyssis widely considered a masterpiece from Jeyamohan, a writer whosebody of work has shaped modern Tamil literature.Pothivelu Pandaram is known as a successful, God-fearing man about town: he has a loyal wife, three daughters, and money to pay for their dowries. However, it's an open secret that his success is fueled by a trade that is as profitable as it is cruel: he ownsand breedsa group of physically deformed beggars and places them outside temples to collect money.There is Mangandi Samy, with just one arm, no legs, and "a little head on top," who only speaks in divine songs he himself invents; Ahmedkutty, an intellectual whose testicles hang to the floor "like two great pumpkins"; Muthammai, mother to eighteen children. To Pandaram, they are only "items," to be bought and sold like cattle. But when he makes an impulsive trade, his luck turns.Written with an unflinching eye and suffused with a deep existential longing,The Abyssis an extraordinary novelfor its terrain, its fundamental questions about humanity, and its depiction of human suffering and liberation.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "An astonishing work. I have read nothing like it in years."Sam Sacks, The Wall Street JournalJeyamohans darkly comic masterpiece relays an episode in the life of a magnificently drawn antihero, Pothivelu Pandaram: a man of few virtues caught in a trap of his own making. Pandaram is a small-time crook and temple functionary of the middle castes who lives, quite comfortably, on the revenue generated by a group of physically deformed beggars. whom he buys, sells, and breeds. There is Mangandi Samy, with just one arm, no legs, and "a little head on top," who only speaks in divine songs he himself invents; Ahmedkutty, an intellectual whose testicles hang to the floor "like two great pumpkins"; Muthammai, mother to eighteen children. It is a profitable business and Pandaram a largely unsentimental dealerharried only occasionally by the sense of something terribly wrongbut when he makes an impulsive trade, his luck turns. Written with an unflinching eye and suffused with a deep existential longing, The Abyss is an extraordinary novelfor its terrain, its fundamental questions about humanity, and its slow, strange twist, which achieves for its dehumanized characters a return to subjecthood. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "An astonishing work. I have read nothing like it in years."Sam Sacks, The Wall Street JournalJeyamohans darkly comic masterpiece relays an episode in the life of a magnificently drawn antihero, Pothivelu Pandaram: a man of few virtues caught in a trap of his own making. Pandaram is a small-time crook and temple functionary of the middle castes who lives, quite comfortably, on the revenue generated by a group of physically deformed beggars. whom he buys, sells, and breeds. There is Mangandi Samy, with just one arm, no legs, and "a little head on top," who only speaks in divine songs he himself invents; Ahmedkutty, an intellectual whose testicles hang to the floor "like two great pumpkins"; Muthammai, mother to eighteen children. It is a profitable business and Pandaram a largely unsentimental dealerharried only occasionally by the sense of something terribly wrongbut when he makes an impulsive trade, his luck turns. Written with an unflinching eye and suffused with a deep existential longing, The Abyss is an extraordinary novelfor its terrain, its fundamental questions about humanity, and its slow, strange twist, which achieves for its dehumanized characters a return to subjecthood. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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