Nar Nareeshwar - Paperback

by Perumal Murugan (Author)

All of Kali and Ponna's efforts to conceive a child have been in vain, subjecting them to taunts and insinuations by others in their community. Their only hope lies in the one night during the chariot festival in the temple of Ardhanareeswara, the half-female god, when rules are relaxed and consensual union between any man and woman is sanctioned.

While this night could end the couple's suffering and humiliation, it will also put their marriage to the ultimate test.

Author Biography

Perumal Murugan is an author, scholar and literary chronicler who writes in Tamil. He has written ten novels, five collections of short stories and five poetry anthologies. Apart from these he has published six compilations of essays on language and literature. Four of his books have been translated into English - Seasons of the Palm, One Part Woman, Current Shows and Pyre. The poetry he wrote during his exile from writing has also been translated in English and published as Songs of a Coward. He was honoured at the Indian Language Festival 2015 for his contributions to Indian writing. Murugan is a professor of Tamil at the Government Arts College.