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    Diary of a Malayali Madman
    Diary of a Malayali Madman
    Diary of a Malayali Madman
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    Diary of a Malayali Madman

    By N. Prabhakaran

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    A collection of sensitive, world-bending human portraits from short story writer N. Prabhakaran. 

    A research scholar whose notebook reveals a surreal pig farm... A psychologist in search of the truth about one of his clients... An aspiring writer who emulates Gogol... The unforgettable men and women in N. Prabhakaran's stories have an uncanny ability to expose the fault lines between the real and the unreal, the normal and the mad, as they explore their own inner worlds and psychic wounds.

    A pioneer of the post-modern aesthetic turn, N. Prabhakaran weaves the nitty-gritty of everyday, small-town lives into his imaginative tales. Set in northern Kerala, these five stories are steeped in folklore, nature, factional politics and the intricacies of human relationships. Brilliantly translated by Jayasree Kalathil, Diary of a Malayali Madman marks the very first time this major Indian writer's work is available in English.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDeep Vellum Publishing
    Release dateApr 25, 2023
    ISBN9781646052332
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