Maraḷi Maṇṇige by Śivarāma Kāranta
A Saga Spanning Three Generations, Marali Mannigeý Begins In Mid-Nineteenth Century With The Story Of A Poor Brahmin Family In Coastal Karnataka. Winds Of Colonial Modernity Bring About Sweeping Changes In This Tradition-Bound Community. The English-Educated Second Generation Loses Its Links With The Land. Unemployment Haunts The Third Generation Which Wanders To Cities In Search Of A Living. KaranthýS Alchemy Turns This Woman-Centred Narrative Of Struggle And Survival Into A Golden Classic Imbued With The Smells And Colours Of Rain, Earth And Sea.
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