V.Balakrishnan, “The Book of Passing Shadows”, translated from the Malayalam original “Ayussinte Pusthakam”, is the melancholic story of a familys fall from grace and its journey to redemption.New Delhi, November 16th : .Set in a Malabar Christian settlers village, the “Book of Passing Shadows” is the sad story of a fallen family and their journey to redemption.As the narrative unravels against the wider inner conflict between bodily temptations and spiritual aspirations, the sins of one generation seem to visit ominously upon the next.The narrative appears to be a wider internal conflict between spiritual aspirations and bodily temptations.
Through his journey from an innocent childhood to a ruined adolescence, Yohannan loses everyone he knows as ‘family’ — a father who is a convicted felon, a grieving mother who passes away while her husband is in prison, an elder sister with prospects who elopes to build a better life, a grandfather who embraces death after committing a sin, and a best friend and lover who chooses religion over a domestic life.Yohannan’s journey takes him from an innocent childhood into a troubled adolescence.He loses his family members, including a father who has been convicted of a crime, a mother grieving her son, and an older sister who is looking for a better future.Yohannan also meets a grandfather who accepts death as an option after having committed a sin.Yohannan is also a lover and best friend who prefers religion to the domestic.
The only solace he finds is in the loving companionship of a grieving widow, Sara, who has been equally wronged by fate and unbundles her woes with him.He finds solace in Sara, a widow who is equally hurt by fate, and shares his sorrows.
Faith plays a pivotal role, providing a mythical, ethical, and moral scaffolding of this heart-rending novel, which resonates with the agony and pathos of the human spirit caught in the travails of earthly life.
This heartbreaking novel is largely based on faith.It provides a moral, ethical and mythical framework that reflects the pain and suffering of human souls caught up in the trials of life.
Written in a sublime style made lyrical with a biblical cadence and rich in scriptural allusions, this passionate and visionary narrative has remained popular with readers since it was first published in 1984.This passionate, visionary story is written in an elegant style that is rich in biblical allusions and lyrical in a Biblical cadence.
It has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1984.
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V.Balakrishnan is the author of more than thirty books: Novels, short story collections, screenplays, and essays.C.V.Balakrishnan has written more than 30 books, including short stories collections, novels, screenplays and essays.He has received several awards, including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for the best novel and the Kerala State Film award for the best book on film studies.
Many awards have been given to him, such as the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for best novel and Kerala State Film Award for best book about film studies.
The translator, T.M.T.M.Yesudasan, is a former Associate Professor and Head of the Department of English at the CMS College in Kottayam.T.M.He has contributed to journals and anthologies on literary and cultural studies, including the collection “No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South India”.His contributions to anthologies and journals on literary and cultural studies include the book “No Alphabet in Sight – New Dalit Writing from South India”
“The Book of Passing Shadows” is the latest addition to Niyogi Books’ repertoire of translated fiction.
The Book of Passing Shadows is Niyogi Books latest translation of fiction.
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