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An Unexpected Visitor
When a six-year-old boy from the city is sent to spend his holiday with his great-grandmother in the village, she is surprised by how much she enjoys his company.
14 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2021
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Perumal Murugan
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Perumal Murugan is a well-known contemporary Tamil writer and poet. He was written six novels, four collections of short stories and four anthologies of poetry. Three of his novels have been translated into English to wide acclaim: Seasons of the Palm, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Kiriyama Award in 2005, Current Show, and most recently, One Part Woman. He has received awards from the Tamil Nadu government as well as from Katha Books.
Do NOT merge author profiles in different languages/spelling.
Per GR policy, books published in another language/script should have the name on that book as secondary author, with Perumal Murugan as primary author.
Perumal Murugan is a well-known contemporary Tamil writer and poet. He was written six novels, four collections of short stories and four anthologies of poetry. Three of his novels have been translated into English to wide acclaim: Seasons of the Palm, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Kiriyama Award in 2005, Current Show, and most recently, One Part Woman. He has received awards from the Tamil Nadu government as well as from Katha Books.
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October 25, 2020
‘An Unexpected Visitor’ is a short story that talks about the relationship between an old lady and her great-grandson, involving a village, overworking parents, the effects of old age, and the fear of a well that has been claiming a life once a year.
When I read this book, I couldn’t brush past the similarity between this story and that of another short story written by Perumal Murugan called ‘The Well’ because of the common factor – the well and the fear of drowning in it.
It was a light read and showed insights into the village culture.
When I read this book, I couldn’t brush past the similarity between this story and that of another short story written by Perumal Murugan called ‘The Well’ because of the common factor – the well and the fear of drowning in it.
It was a light read and showed insights into the village culture.
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