The Abyss by Jeyamohan PAPERBACK 9798893380040

Name: The Abyss by Jeyamohan PAPERBACK 9798893380040
Brand: Transit Books

Transit Books

Raw, tender, and darkly comic, THE ABYSS is widely considered a masterpiece from Jeyamohan, a writer whose body of work has shaped modern Tamil literature. Pothivelu Pandaram is known as a successful, God-fearing man about town: he has a loyal wife, three daughters, and money to pay for their dowries. However, it's an open secret that his success is fuelled by a trade that is as profitable as it is cruel: he owns - and breeds - a group of physically deformed beggars and places them outside temples to collect money. There is Mangandi Samy, with just one arm, no legs, and 'a little head on top,' who only speaks in divine songs he himself invents; Ahmedkutty, an intellectual whose testicles hang to the floor 'like two great pumpkins'; Muthammai, mother to eighteen children. To Pandaram, they\n\nThe Abyss\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised is as low as we can g;