Ocean Rimmed World
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ISBN:
9780199483587
Publication date:
21/05/2018
Paperback
348 pages
Price: 575.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199483587
Publication date:
21/05/2018
Paperback
348 pages
R.N. Joe D’Cruz and Translated by G. Geetha
A gripping novel of breathtaking scale and intricate detail, Ocean Rimmed World captures the struggles and changing fortunes of the Parathavars of the Tuticorin coast—a community of seafarers and fisherfolk renowned for their courage, relentless toil, and tempestuous nature. Interspersed with this is the story of three fishermen lost at sea with only a log as their means of survival.
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R.N. Joe D’Cruz and Translated by G. Geetha
Description
Redolent of the briny air of the sea and the lore of the seashore, Ocean Rimmed World captures the struggles and changing fortunes of the Parathavars of the Tuticorin coast—a community of seafarers and fisherfolk renowned for their courage, relentless toil, and tempestuous nature. Interspersed with this is the story of three fishermen lost at sea with only a log as their means of survival.
A gripping novel of breathtaking scale and intricate detail, it is at once a celebration of the myriad faces of the sea and an eloquent tribute to the human spirit that is repeatedly battered but never vanquished. A certain melancholy overlies the innate wisdom and grit of the fisherfolk as they contend with the various changes that threaten to wash over them. The mixed dialects of the Parathavars, the myths they live by, and their deep, abiding love for the sea—their mother—makes this novel a truly memorable read.
About the Author
R.N. Joe D’Cruz is an award-winning Tamil writer and novelist.
Translator
G. Geetha is a freelance translator with a decade of teaching experience behind her.
R.N. Joe D’Cruz and Translated by G. Geetha
Table of contents
Author’s Note: Nathimoolam, the Beginning
Translator’s Note
Introduction by Shiv Visvanathan
Ocean Rimmed World
Glossary
About the Author and the Translator
R.N. Joe D’Cruz and Translated by G. Geetha
Features
- English translation of Aazhi Soozh Ulagu that won the Tamil Nadu state government literary award in 2005
- R.N. Joe D'Cruz won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2013
- An insider account of the fishing community of the Tuticorin coast
- Striking descriptions of the sea, shark hunts, and deep-sea fishing
R.N. Joe D’Cruz and Translated by G. Geetha
Description
Redolent of the briny air of the sea and the lore of the seashore, Ocean Rimmed World captures the struggles and changing fortunes of the Parathavars of the Tuticorin coast—a community of seafarers and fisherfolk renowned for their courage, relentless toil, and tempestuous nature. Interspersed with this is the story of three fishermen lost at sea with only a log as their means of survival.
A gripping novel of breathtaking scale and intricate detail, it is at once a celebration of the myriad faces of the sea and an eloquent tribute to the human spirit that is repeatedly battered but never vanquished. A certain melancholy overlies the innate wisdom and grit of the fisherfolk as they contend with the various changes that threaten to wash over them. The mixed dialects of the Parathavars, the myths they live by, and their deep, abiding love for the sea—their mother—makes this novel a truly memorable read.
About the Author
R.N. Joe D’Cruz is an award-winning Tamil writer and novelist.
Translator
G. Geetha is a freelance translator with a decade of teaching experience behind her.
Table of contents
Author’s Note: Nathimoolam, the Beginning
Translator’s Note
Introduction by Shiv Visvanathan
Ocean Rimmed World
Glossary
About the Author and the Translator
