{"title":"Ponniyin Selvan","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"wind-storm-ponniyin-selvan-book-4","title":"Ponniyin Selvan #4 : Wind Storm - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePART FOUR OF A SCINTILLATING NEW TRANSLATION OF THE CLASSIC TAMIL NOVEL. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho wants to kill Arulmozhi Varman, the beloved Ponniyin Selvan, whose kindness has won over the hearts of the Lankan people, earning him their unwavering loyalty? How does he manage to repeatedly escape death, each time aided by a mysterious woman whose face bears an eerie similarity to that of the Pazhuvoor Ilaiya Rani? Who is the enigmatic Kaveri Amman and what is her connection to the Chozha royal family? Pulled in three directions, who will Arulmozhi Varman listen to-his father who has ordered that he be brought to Thanjavur, his brother Aditya Karikalan who calls him to Kanchi, or his sister who summons him to Pazhaiyarai?\u003cbr\u003eSurrounded by danger in all directions, Ponniyin Selvan must find his way through this chakravyuha just as Abhimanyu had to in the great battle of Kurukshetra in Mahabharata ... and emerge alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePonniyin Selvan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was first serialised in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKalki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, no one could have imagined the impact it would have on the circulation of the magazine. The novel invented a distinct style, in which slang alternates with erudition, wordplay with euphoric prose and vivid imagery-a style that critics came to call 'Kalki Tamil'. Today, this pioneering work is considered one of the great classics of Tamil literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unabridged translation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's masterwork by Nandini Krishnan is at once faithful to the original and accessible to the readers of this day. Carefully crafted in lyrical prose, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePonniyin Selvan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series is the quintessential page-turner: full of adventure, intrigue, conspiracy and romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kalki' is the pen name of Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (1899-1954), whose career in writing and journalism began as activism during the struggle for Indian independence. He served as editor of the popular Tamil magazine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAnanda Vikatan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before launching \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKalki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The magazine-and eventually its founder-was named for the mythological tenth avatar of Vishnu to symbolise a vision to 'destroy regressive regimes, express radical thoughts, take readers into new directions, and create a new era'. Kalki wrote several novels, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eParthiban Kanavu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSivakamiyin Sabadam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as political essays, film reviews, dance and music critiques and scholarly work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNandini Krishnan is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHitched: The Modern Woman and Arranged Marriage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvisible Men: Inside India's Transmasculine Networks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She has translated two of Perumal Murugan's works into English: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEstuary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFour Strokes of Luck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She was shortlisted for the PEN Presents translation prize 2022 and the Ali Jawad Zaidi Memorial Prize for translation from Urdu 2022. She is an alumna of the Writer's Bloc playwrights' workshop by the Royal Court Theatre, London. Her novel-in-manuscript was a winner of the Caravan Writers of India Festival contest and showcased at the Writers of the World Festival, Paris, 2014.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41999595569218,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/files\/81Vaz2ooIqL._SL1500.jpg?v=1740131656"}],"url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/collections\/ponniyin-selvan.oembed","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}