{"product_id":"troubled-waters-ponniyin-selvan-book-2-paperback","title":"Troubled Waters - Ponniyin Selvan - Book 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKalki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNandini Krishnan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SCINTILLATING NEW TRANSLATION OF THE CLASSIC TAMIL NOVEL.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the winds of political intrigue and dynastic upheavals blow through the Chozha Empire, it all comes down to one woman-the powerful Pazhuvoor Ilaiya Rani, Nandini. What is the strange power she wields over her influential husband, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar? Why does the mere mention of her name torment Crown Prince Aditya Karikalan?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cem\u003ePonniyin Selvan\u003c\/em\u003e was first serialised in \u003cem\u003eKalki\u003c\/em\u003e, no one could have imagined the impact it would have on the circulation of the magazine. Today, this pioneering work is considered one of the great classics of Tamil literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unabridged and first-rate translation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's masterwork by Nandini Krishnan is at once faithful to the original and accessible to the readers of this day. Carefully crafted in lyrical prose, Troubled Waters-Book Two in the \u003cem\u003ePonniyin Selvan\u003c\/em\u003e series-is the quintessential page-turner: full of adventure, intrigue, conspiracy and romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kalki' is the pen name of Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (1899-1954), whose career in writing and journalism began as activism during the struggle for Indian independence. He served as editor of the popular Tamil magazine \u003cem\u003eAnanda Vikatan\u003c\/em\u003e before launching \u003cem\u003eKalki\u003c\/em\u003e. The magazine-and eventually its founder-was named for the mythological tenth avatar of Vishnu to symbolise a vision to destroy regressive regimes, express radical thoughts, take readers into new directions, and create a new era'. Kalki wrote several novels, including \u003cem\u003eParthiban Kanavu\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSivakamiyin Sabadam\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as political essays, film reviews, dance and music critiques and scholarly work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNandini Krishnan is the author of \u003cem\u003eHitched: The Modern Woman and Arranged Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInvisible Men: Inside India's Transmasculine Networks\u003c\/em\u003e. She has translated two of Perumal Murugan's works into English: \u003cem\u003eEstuary\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFour Strokes of Luck\u003c\/em\u003e. She was shortlisted for the PEN Presents translation prize 2022 and the Ali Jawad Zaidi Memorial Prize for translation from Urdu 2022. She is an alumna of the Writer's Bloc playwrights' workshop by the Royal Court Theatre, London. Her novel-in-manuscript was a winner of the Caravan Writers of India Festival contest and showcased at the Writers of the World Festival, Paris, 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108445208715,"sku":"9789357768702","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/qKmipnkPFH9789357768702.webp?v=1780242614","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/troubled-waters-ponniyin-selvan-book-2-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}