The story of a goat
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Kalyan Raman, N., translator.
Published
New York : Black Cat, 2019.
Status
Franklin Ave. Library - Fiction - Adult
Perumalmurugan
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Published
New York : Black Cat, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
183 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English

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General Note
"First published in English in 2018 by Context, an imprint of Westland Publications Private Limited."Title page verso.
General Note
Originally published in Tamil as Poonachi Allathu Oru Vellattin Katai by Kalachuvadu Publications in 2016."--Title page verso.
Description
"In his brilliant new novel, Perumal Murugan paints a bucolic yet menacing portrait of the rural lives of India's farming community through the story of a helpless young animal lost in a world it naively misunderstands. A farmer in Tamil Nadu is watching the sun set over his village one evening when a mysterious stranger, a giant man, appears on the horizon. He offers the farmer a black goat kid who is the runt of the litter, surely too frail to survive. The farmer and his wife take care of the young she-goat, whom they name Poonachi, and soon the little goat is bounding with joy and growing prodigiously. Intoxicating passages from the goat's perspective offer a bawdy and earthy view of animal existence and a refreshing portrayal of the natural world. But Poonachi's life is not destined to be a rural idyll-dangers lurk around every corner, and may sometimes come from surprising places, including a government that is supposed to protect the weak and needy. With allegorical resonance for contemporary society and examining hierarchies of caste and color, The Story of a Goat is a provocative but heartwarming fable from a world-class storyteller"--,Provided by publisher.
Language
Translated from the Tamil.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Perumāḷmurukan̲., & Kalyan Raman, N. (2019). The story of a goat (First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.). Black Cat.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Perumāḷmurukan̲ and N., Kalyan Raman. 2019. The Story of a Goat. Black Cat.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Perumāḷmurukan̲ and N., Kalyan Raman. The Story of a Goat Black Cat, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Perumāḷmurukan̲,, and N. Kalyan Raman. The Story of a Goat First Grove Atlantic paperback edition., Black Cat, 2019.

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