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A review by thebooksatchel
Where the Rain is Born: Writings About Kerala by Anita Nair
5.0
I loved this collection set around Kerala and people who have lived in/experienced Kerala.
- short stories set in different time periods. Some of them are reminiscent of the place and era and some address deeper topics such as casteism.
- travelogues
- biographies of some of Kerala’s famous men; Yesudas (singer) and I.M Vijayan (footballer)
-poetry
- book extracts. for eg : The Moor’s Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie), The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy), Marthandavarma (C.V. Raman Pillai).
-It has both writings in English about Kerala and those that are translated from Malayalam to English. It also features a good selection of authors, both male and female.
Every piece was not as spectacular. But still a great read.
- short stories set in different time periods. Some of them are reminiscent of the place and era and some address deeper topics such as casteism.
- travelogues
- biographies of some of Kerala’s famous men; Yesudas (singer) and I.M Vijayan (footballer)
-poetry
- book extracts. for eg : The Moor’s Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie), The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy), Marthandavarma (C.V. Raman Pillai).
-It has both writings in English about Kerala and those that are translated from Malayalam to English. It also features a good selection of authors, both male and female.
Every piece was not as spectacular. But still a great read.