Genre: | Writing & Editing Guides |
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Language : | English |
Published: | May 24, 2022 |
Edition: | 1st |
Paperback | |
Origin: | India |
ISBN13: | 9789354893049 |
ISBN10: | 935489304X |
Pages: | 260 |
Dimensions: | 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.5 inches |
Weight: | 498.95 g |
In India's tropical paradise, stands a town wrapped around a giant roundabout, where a canny caretaker with a French connection holds sway. Vying for his attention are two competing neighbours. Appu holds lessons for the living but Maya cares only for the dead. And a gastronome dog plays ball girl to tennis-loving nuns.
At the centre is an imposing temple so ancient that no one knows exactly when it was built. Here, even a tiny railway station has set its own rules for acceptance and belonging. On the other side of the tracks, a baker runs errands for total strangers in the middle of a pandemic.
Malgudi Days meets reality in the search for joy and belonging in a book that is alternatively heartwarming and hilarious. Anjana Menon takes you to a place that you wish stays that way forever, in these true stories of hope and resilience from a midway Kerala town.