A magical blend of myth and history. Benyamin, author of Goat Days A unique and powerful work of fiction that travels between the actual and the fantastic, the real and the surreal, the political and the sexual... K. Satchidanandan When Peter Jeevanandam arrives in Sri Lanka to shoot a movie about a human rights activist ostensibly murdered by the LTTE, the government is more than willing to help. What they don t know that he is also searching for Sugandhi an LTTE member, and the love of his life. 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. Winner of the 2017 Vayalar Award and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.