{"product_id":"anthill-9780143458654","title":"Anthill","description":"\u003cp\u003eBounded by dense Kodagu forests on the south and west, and rivers on the north and east, Perumbadi, at the border between Kerala and Karnataka, has hidden itself from the world. Its very isolation has attracted varied settlers from south Kerala over the years. The first settler on this land, Kunji Varkey, was fleeing the opprobrium of getting his own daughter pregnant. Those who followed had similar shameful secrets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthill, \u003c\/i\u003ethe exquisite translation from the Malayalam of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi-winning novel\u003ci\u003e Puttu, \u003c\/i\u003e is the story of common people who tried to wriggle out of the shackles of family, religion and other restraining institutions, but eventually also struggle to civilize themselves-from their beginnings of a hillbilly existence and life as a promiscuous community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Perumbadi moves into modernity and feels the need for refined justice, Jeremias comes to be known by the moniker President and becomes the unchallenged adjudicator of Perumbadi, thanks to his equanimity and sense of fairness. However, even as he resolves local disputes, he is troubled by developments in his own home and by his own moral failure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most promising young writers in Malayalam, Vinoy Thomas, in his bestselling second novel, deploys dark humour to question the moral codes that bind society. Ultimately, this is also a story about the human race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143458654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.00w","brand":"Vinoy Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42835563217077,"sku":"9780143458654","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_64e1520d-10a9-4e21-96d2-f558d0bb5d4e.jpg?v=1681222947","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/anthill-9780143458654","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}