Pethavan: The Begetter

When Bhakkiyam falls in love with a Dalit sub-inspector, death is the only punishment that will satisfy her village panchayat. Pazhani, her father, is ordered to kill her. But how can a father murder his own daughter? Imayam's powerful tale about caste bitterness--sickness that continues to plague Indian society--eerily preceded an actual event that occurred two months later. The narrative, constructed on short, crisp dialogues, is an unflinching account of the ugliness and trauma that await those who dare to transcend caste borders.

Author: Imayam, Gita Subramanian
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/01/2015
Pages: 92
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.10h x 4.80w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9780199459520
ISBN10: 0199459525
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary

About the Author

Imayam is a school teacher and a prolific writer with three novels and four short-story collections to his credit. He was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship from the Department of Culture, Government of India and honoured with a State award.

Gita Subramanian has published three English translations of Tamil novels, one of which won the Nalli-Thisai Ettum Award for the best translation of the year.