{"product_id":"diary-of-a-malayali-madman-9781646052073","title":"Diary of a Malayali Madman","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of sensitive, world-bending human portraits from short story writer N. Prabhakaran. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eA research scholar whose notebook reveals a surreal pig farm... A psychologist in search of the truth about one of his clients... An aspiring writer who emulates Gogol... The unforgettable men and women in N. Prabhakaran's stories have an uncanny ability to expose the fault lines between the real and the unreal, the normal and the mad, as they explore their own inner worlds and psychic wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA pioneer of the post-modern aesthetic turn, N. Prabhakaran weaves the nitty-gritty of everyday, small-town lives into his stories all set in northern Kerala that are steeped in folklore, nature, factional politics and the intricacies of human relationships. Brilliantly translated by Jayasree Kalathil, \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Malayali Madman\u003c\/i\u003e marks the very first time this major Indian writer's work is available in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646052073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"N. Prahakaran","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720855130293,"sku":"9781646052073","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_891c6d44-e5de-4c7d-9393-ca80d561b606.jpg?v=1675180112","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/diary-of-a-malayali-madman-9781646052073","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}