TROUBLED WATERS - PONNIYIN SELVAN - BOOK 2 IBD

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About the BookA SCINTILLATING NEW TRANSLATION OF THE CLASSIC TAMIL NOVEL.As the winds of political intrigue and dynastic upheavals blow through the Chozha Empire, it all comes down to one woman-the powerful Pazhuvoor Ilaiya Rani, Nandini. What is the strange power she wields over her influential husband, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar? Why does the mere mention of her name torment Crown Prince Aditya Karikalan?WhenáPonniyin Selvanáwas first serialised ináKalki, no one could have imagined the impact it would have on the circulation of the magazine. Today, this pioneering work is considered one of the great classics of Tamil literature.This unabridged and first-rate translation of Kalki KrishnamurthyâÇÖs masterwork by Nandini Krishnan is at once faithful to the original and accessible to the readers of this day. Carefully crafted in lyrical prose,áTroubled Waters-Book Two in theáPonniyin Selvanáseries-is the quintessential page-turner: full of adventure, intrigue, conspiracy and romance.áAbout the AuthorâÇÖKalkiâÇÖ 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 magazineáAnanda Vikatanábefore launchingáKalki. 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 eraâÇÖ. Kalki wrote several novels, includingáParthiban KanavuáandáSivakamiyin Sabadam, as well as political essays, film reviews, dance and music critiques and scholarly work.áAbout the TranslatorNandini Krishnan is the author ofáHitched: The Modern Woman and Arranged MarriageáandáInvisible Men: Inside IndiaâÇÖs Transmasculine Networks. She has translated two of Perumal MuruganâÇÖs works into English:áEstuaryáandáFour Strokes of Luck. 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 WriterâÇÖs Bloc playwrightsâÇÖ 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.