Pyre (novel)
Pyre (original title: Pūkkul̲i, Tamil: பூக்குழி) is a novel by Perumal Murugan that describes a love story within social caste-induced hatred. It was originally published in Tamil in 2013 and subsequently translated into English by Aniruddhan Vasudevan in 2016. The novel was longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017. The Tamil version is dedicated to R. Ilavarasan, a young Dalit man who was discovered dead on a railway track after his inter-caste marriage had brought about violence from his community.
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Pyre (novel)
Pyre (original title: Pūkkul̲i, Tamil: பூக்குழி) is a novel by Perumal Murugan that describes a love story within social caste-induced hatred. It was originally published in Tamil in 2013 and subsequently translated into English by Aniruddhan Vasudevan in 2016. The novel was longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017. The Tamil version is dedicated to R. Ilavarasan, a young Dalit man who was discovered dead on a railway track after his inter-caste marriage had brought about violence from his community.
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Pyre (original title: Pūkkul̲i ...... t violence from his community.
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PL4758.9.P389 P85 2016
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978-0-670-08775-4
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India
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Ahlawat Gunjan, copyright Harshad Marathe
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PL4758.9.P389 P85 2016
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Tamil
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Pyre
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Kalachuvadu Publications
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In a society yet to shake off ...... casteism, the village system.
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Pūkkul̲i
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Aniruddhan Vasudevan
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