Description
- Pub: December 2021
- Author : S. Hareesh
- ISBN: 9780670094608
- Price: Rs. 499/-
- Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
- Binding: Hardback
- Extent: 272
- Imprint: Vintage Books
ABOUT THE BOOK
Four Belgian Malinois puppies raised by an ex-serviceman, N. K.
Kuruppu, who end up in four different life situations; an old man and a
younger man who play game made out of death notices cut out from
newspapers; two men who argue about the inexplicable change of
character of an old-time rowdy with fatal consequences; a nurse and her
boyfriend who travel to Kerala with the body of her father who died in
Bangalore; a man who exploits his friend's disability to satisfy his own
bestial needs; a man who finds himself stranded in a supernatural space
between life and death; a government employee who is intoxicated by the
taste of wild meat and sinks deeper and deeper into the toxic world of
hunting; two buffaloes who break away from their butcher and an entire
village that chases after them; an old man who rejoices in the death of a
sworn enemy who was once his friend.
S. Hareesh's Adam presents nine unusual stories about ordinary people,
their passions and their diverse destinies in a world where humans, animals
and nature collide and conflict, but also console each other. The stories
explore the more difficult of human emotions-lust, anger, jealousy,
vengeance, greed-in a non-judgemental yet detached manner. Hareesh's
unique style of storytelling that mixes astute social observation with an
irreverent and sarcastic tone makes these stories invigorating, and pushes
the craft of the short story to new and refreshing realms.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
S. Hareesh is a Malayalam novelist, short story writer and screenplay
writer. His debut novel, Meesha, received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Award 2019, and its English translation, Moustache, received the JCB
Prize for Literature 2020. He is the author of three short story
collections, Rasavidhyayude Charithram, Appan and Adam.
