Mirage by Subbiah (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. Contents Preface. Mirage. Glossary. Set in the tea plantations of Sri Lanka Mirage traces the lives of Valli and her family migrants from a village in Tamil Nadu in search of a better livelihood. The novel depicts the lives of indentured labourers working in these plantations and explores the social structure and the norms of plantation life an arena defined by economic and sexual exploitation. Through Valli's world we gain insight into the complex social relationships between husband and wife parent and child worker and supervisor friend and neighbour in these remote plantations. Mirage translated from the Tamil Thoorathu Pachai records human dignity in the face of human brutality. The novel chronicles a hitherto ignored piece of human history. 200 pp.…