One Part Woman
- Publisher : Penguin Random House
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780143423546
- Imprint : Penguin
- Age Group : Adult
- Language : English
Kali and Ponna's efforts to conceive a child have been in vain. Hounded by the taunts and insinuations of others, all th ...
Kali and Ponna's efforts to conceive a child have been in vain. Hounded by the taunts and insinuations of others, all their hopes come to converge on the chariot festival in the temple of Ardhanareeswara, the half-female god. Everything hinges on the one night when rules are relaxed and consensual union between any man and woman is sanctioned. This night could end the couple's suffering and humiliation. But it will also put their marriage to the ultimate test.
PERUMAL MURUGAN is the one of the best known authors in India today. He is the author of eleven novels, four collections of short stories and five anthologies of poetry in Tamil. Three of his novels translated into English—Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat, Trial by Silence and A Lonely Harvest—were shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature —in 2018 and 2019. The other six novels translated into English include Seasons of the Palm, shortlisted for the Kiriyama Prize in 2005, Pyre, Current Show and One Part Woman. Murugan is now the principal at Government Arts College in Namakkal.
