Sugandhi Alias Andal Devanayaki
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As Peter stumbles upon and becomes part of a plot to kill the president, reality, history, myth and fiction collide in explosive, illuminating ways.
Sugandhi Alias Andal Devanayaki is a daring novel that portrays the violence inherent in both fascism and revolution.
About the Author
T.D. Ramakrishnan is the author of three cult novels in Malayalam that blur the line between the popular and the highbrow – Alpha, Francis Itty Cora and Sugandhi Alias Andal Devanayaki. In 2017, he won the Vayalar Award and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Sugandhi.
Priya K. Nair teaches English in St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam. She has previously translated Alpha and Francis Itty Cora into English.
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First published in English in India in 2018 by Harper Perennial
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Copyright for the original Malayalam text © T.D. Ramakrishnan 2014
English Translation Copyright © Priya K. Nair 2018
P.S. Section Copyright © Priya K. Nair 2018
P-ISBN: 978-93-5277-765-5
Epub Edition © July 2018 ISBN: 978-93-5277-766-2
This is a work of fiction and all characters and incidents described in this book are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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