Name: Ponniyin Selvan- Part 4- The Jewelled Crown- Kalki
Brand: Zero Degree Publishing
Price: 550.0 INR
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Ponniyin Selvan- Part 4- The Jewelled Crown- Kalki

Rs. 550.00

It’s the calm before the storm.

Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan is riding hell-for-leather towards Kadambur to honour Ilaiya Rani Nandhini’s kind invitation—while Vandhiyathevan is hurrying in the same direction, hell-bent on thwarting their meeting. Mandhakini Devi is abducted by ruffianly unknowns towards Thanjavur—while Poonguzhali, her niece, is hastening thither, to rescue her aunt. Peril threatens Sundara Chozhar, confined to his sickbed and at the mercy of Pandiya assassins—while Ilaiya Piratti strains every nerve to protect her father.

Will all three succeed in their quests? Will Arulmozhi Varmar recover from his ague? Will Aniruddhar’s schemes and stratagems save the royal family? Will Azhwarkkadiyaan’s efforts bear fruit? And lastly … will Chozha Nadu be free of the tangled web of conspiracies?

Zero Degree -Charu Nivedita

ZDP25

Rs. 550.00

With its mad patchwork of phone sex conversations, nightmarish torture scenes, tender love poems, numerology, and mythology, Charu Nivedita's novel 'ZERO DEGREE' is a startling work of South Indian transgressive fiction that unflinchingly probes the deepest psychic wounds of Humanity.

Huntsman - Lakshmi Saravanakumar

ZDP08

Rs. 330.00

The beauty of Lakshmi Saravanakumar’s novel, Huntsman, lies in how masterfully Saravanakumar weaves issues of ecology and wildlife, rights of forest dwellers, and the clash between the traditional and the modern in a plot that is as gripping as the moments one might spend sitting on a machan on a tall tree in a dense forest on a full moon night, anticipating the arrival of a tiger.

What I specifically loved in Huntsmanwere the details that built up the novel when the bigger issues were not being narrated. For example, the naturalness with which polygamy and polyamory has been depicted. I am afraid I might give out spoilers, but I can not mention the relationship that Thangappan – the leading man, the eponymous “huntsman” of the novel – has with his three wives – Mari, Sagayarani, and Chellayi – and the feelings about other men that the wives might have. Then there is Thangappan’s masculinity which is fragile enough to be hurt by the disapproval of a child. I would just say that these details – apart from the important bigger parts which are already there – are what make Saravanakumar’s Huntsmansuch an engrossing and – I believe it is – important read.

-Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar

Author: Lakshmi Saravanakumar
Genre: Literature and Fiction
Publishing House: Zero Degree Publishing
No. Of Pages: 256
Language: English

The Fall- Ka Naa Subramanyam

Rs. 120.00

It is my considered opinion that in the works of Mr. Ka. Naa. Subramaniam modern Tamil fiction has reached its grand apotheosis. His is a varied but well-integrated world. He sees, as the cliche has it, life steadily and sees it whole. To him modernity is nothing but a re-examination of the basic forces of our tradition and a subtle modulation of their perspective.
The Fall may be described as an psychological fiction. The novel recounts in its description of Tanjore, how it has lost its past glory and compares it with the lot of a prosperous family fallen on evil days.
- Nakulan

The Birth of a Poet- Ka Naa Subramanyam

Rs. 210.00

Ka. Naa. Su. had continuously written about Bharathi in both Tamil and English, throughout his lifetime.
Ka. Naa. Su. has critically evaluated Bharati’s multifaceted contributions as a poet, writer, journalist, translator, cartoonist and nationalist. He has also given an account of Bharati’s life and struggles. Thus, providing the English readership with a wholesome introduction to the man’s multifaceted life. It is also evident from these articles that Ka. Naa. Su. cared deeply about the publication of Bharathi’s works. He constantly insisted that all of Bharati’s works must be collected and published as critical editions.
Ka. Naa. Su.’s contributions to Bharathi studies are as significant as the contributions of the scholars who compiled the works of Bharathi. As a man who proclaimed himself to be ‘Bharati’s heir’, Ka. Naa. Su.’s contributions in introducing Bharati to the English readership by way of his articles about the multifaceted life of the poet and in translating the first Tamil free verse poem Kaatchi to English, find him an undeniable place in the hall of fame of Bharati studies.

Boundless And Bare 1 - Thanjai Prakash

ZDP31

Rs. 250.00

One of ZDP’s aim is to introduce to the world some of the finest specimens of our literature. We take great pride in introducing our series ‘Boundless and Bare’, of which the first would be Thanjai Prakash, who is known for his bold, feminocentric stories.

Author: Thanjai Prakash
Genre: Literature and Fiction
Publishing House: Zero Degree Publishing
No. Of Pages: 172
Language: English

The Ghosts of Arasoor-Era Murukan

Rs. 450.00

Time is like a wooden swing rocking back and forth in an ancestral home in this translation of Era Murukan’s critically acclaimed Tamil novel Arasoor Vamsam. Two brothers from the future bring odd gifts, a king is obsessed with dirge music from his neighbour’s gramophone, a mentally challenged brother has an affair with a ghost who smells of bats, an old man tends to levitate in his sleep, the severed foot of a man grows an extra toe and many more imaginative renderings of human folly enliven this funny story of Arasoor and its inhabitants. Set in the colonial period, this highly engaging novel captures changing times by bending time to its will, but ultimately leaves the reader wondering—has anything truly changed?

DAD'S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER- AZHAGIYASINGAR

185

Rs. 120.00

Azhagiyasingar's tales consist of both mental trauma and stunning twists. And all of them speak of the writer's own individual creativity. It is indeed remarkable that the author's creativity comprises so many dimensions. Some of the stories are very short.

It is clear that Azhagiyasingar is very much bothered about both the present and the future. A streak of pain seems to run through his gentle teasing humour.

-Ashokamitran

Boundless And Bare 2 - A.Madhavan

ZDP04

Rs. 155.00

From the entrance of the Padmanabhaswamy temple in Trivandrum, Kerala one could clearly see the market spread across like a mini Trivandrum extending as far as one could see like a thick carpet. Each of the shops and the people in the market carried a story within them. The author has lived,and breathed,the bazaar as the back of his hand. It is only fitting that the author has conceived this bookkeeping the bazaar as the heart with each character and story unique. His imagination brings out the interesting characteristics of each of the players depicted in the stories. With intricate descriptions woven into the story, the author lets the imagination of the reader flow freely like a river. These stories talk about the bitterness, the wants, the dreams, ego, lust and everything else that the bazaar flows with, These stories bring out the volatility that depicts the very human nature in its most naked form.

Author: A.Madhavan
Genre: Literature and Fiction
Publishing House: Zero Degree Publishing
No. Of Pages: 116
Language: English

Tale Of Five Crocodiles - Saravanan Chandran

ZDP24

Rs. 250.00

A transporting tale set around the shifting power dynamics of viciously aggressive investors who enter a nation to maraud it's resources and will stop at nothing to make money. A stunning meditation on human nature and survival instincts, this novel poses intense moral questions. Discover a world of love and deception as it weaves through the extraordinary world of magical realism.

Author: Saravanan Chandran
Genre: Literature and Fiction
Publishing House: Zero Degree Publishing
No. Of Pages: 188
Language: English

The Final Solitude - S. Ramakrishnan

ZDP20

Rs. 400.00

With new possibilities in storytelling, The Final Solitude exposes the injustice that prevailed during Emperor Aurangzeb’s rule in a fictional small kingdom in Eastern India, called Satgarh.
Interspersed with fantastical tales, this allegorical novel brings to light the torment and the trouble people faced during the lunatic king Pishada’s fascist regime.

Author: S. Ramakrishnan
Genre: Literature and Fiction
Publishing House: Zero Degree Publishing
No. Of Pages: 292
Language: English

Oliyin Mugam/Face of Light-Kutti Revathi/குட்டி ரேவதி

Rs. 130.00

“ஒளியின் முகம்”, குட்டி ரேவதியின் இருமொழி நூல். லட்சுமி ஹோம்ஸ்ட்ராம், எத்திராஜ் அகிலன், விவேக் நாராயணன் ஆகிய மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர்கள் குட்டி ரேவதியின் வெவ்வேறு எழுத்துக்காலகட்டத்தில் அவரின் உடல்மொழி இலக்கிய மொழி குன்றாது மொழிபெயர்த்த கவிதைகளின் தொகுப்பு. தமிழ் & ஆங்கிலம் இரு மொழியிலும் பயணிக்கும் புதிய அனுபவத்தைத் தரும்படியாக இந்த நூல் வெளியிடப்படுகிறது. மொழிச்சுவை, கவிச்சுவை போற்றும் படியான ஈடுபாட்டை, உழைப்பை இம்மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர்கள் தந்துள்ளனர் என்பதற்கு இத்தொகுப்பு ஓர் உயரிய சான்று.

Revathi's anthology ‘Oliyin Mugam’ (Face of Light) features poems from various phases of her career. Translated by Lakshmi Holmstrom, a critic and translator of eminence, Vivek Narayanan, a poet of repute and erstwhile co-editor of the popular Indian Literary Journal, Almost Island, and Ethiraj Akilan, a freelancer, these translations capture Revathi’s literary flair and the unique language of the female body and psyche. This bilingual anthology allows readers to experience the richness of two languages simultaneously.

The Illusory River-Yuvan Chandrasekar

Rs. 400.00

A tragic tale of the life of a failed Hindustani vocalist who performed but once on stage. The book poignantly traces what drove Dhananjay across that slippery line that the world draws between sanity and madness, and the pain that wrings and mangles the hearts of those who feel life and art a little too deeply. At the same time, the novel figures as a revelry of Hindustani music with its profound knowledge and appreciation of the classical art form.

Al Khozama- Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam

Rs. 260.00

Selected as the best novel for the Zero Degree Publishing-Tamizharasi Trust Literary Award 2021.

The narration that travels backwards and forwards from the present is an infinite creation that touches upon facets such as the lifestyle of the traditional desert Bedouin tribes, migrant Indians’ plight, poetry, human desires, modern philosophy, primal lust, the vastness of the desert, invisible Jinns and awe-inspiring nature. There is no doubt that “Al Khozama”, which brings a fresh dimension not only to Tamil literature but to Indian literature, in general, will help create a limitless expanse in the eyes of the readers.

And The Roots Go Deep - Tamilmagan

ZDP03

Rs. 260.00

A time travel fiction that begins in 2037 A.D with Dev, a Mars Mission specialist, traumatized by a Tsunami in Japan. Dev’s brain travels back and forth on a timeline when he is asleep and starts visualizing himself as Prince Rajendra Cholan of the ancient past, John Wilbur and Saravanan of recent times. He uncovers the truth behind the origin of the oldest language spoken on the surface of the earth – Tamil. If history, both ancient and modern coupled with scientific proofs, reveals that there is an entire race that wants to protect the sanctity of Tamil language, at the cost of sacrificing valuable human lives; it makes us wonder if there is more to it than what meets our eyes. From ancient Indus Valley Civilization to futuristic Altabs and Touch Sheets, interspersed with fact-based fiction, did Dev succeed in translating the visuals from his brain trenches to a substantial discovery?

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