{"product_id":"2577-the-reflections-of-a-hen-in-her-last-hour","title":"The Reflections of a Hen in Her Last Hour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Paul Zacharia\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1999\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 218\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0140278443\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of 21 stories by Paul Zacharia, a master craftsman of astonishing range and versatility and one of the best-known writers in Malayalam today cover a period of nearly twenty years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnown for his outspoken opposition to religious and cultural fundamentalism, Paul Zacharia has been an unrelenting champion of the individual's right to speak, to act and to dream.  In the first story of this collection, 'Till You see the Looking Glass', a young Jesus struggles to come to terms with the burden of his destiny as the Son of God.  In 'Pilgrim to Zion', three versions of a story that started with the insatiable sexual fantasies of an old man come together in the priest's confessional. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral of the stories in the collection have evolved from the author's engagement with contemporary literature in Malayalam, such as the satirical 'The End of Third-rate Literature' in which he mocks his own pretensions to being a great writer.  Yet others are deeply felt and beautifully detailed images of despair, hope, love and abandon.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Zacharia has emerged in recent years as one of Kerala's leading modernist writers of fiction . . At his best he demonstrates that the real innovative energy in Indian fiction comes from regional writers using their native language.                                           - - Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZacharia takes us into the functioning of the innermost nooks and corners of the complex mind of his characters and creates a symphony of words that grips us to the end . . He is definitely one of the fortunate few whose writing maintains its power even in an English translation.                                          - - Vijay Tendulkar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATOR:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA J Thomas is Assistant Editor, Indian Literature, the bi-monthly journal of the Sahitya Akademi.  He has published poetry in English and has also translated extensively from English to Malayalam as well as from Malayalam to English.  He lives in Delhi with his wife Prema and daughter Aparna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce Upon a Time\u003cbr\u003eTill You See the Looking-glass\u003cbr\u003eA Day's Work\u003cbr\u003eThe Kiss of D.Cula\u003cbr\u003eTwo Theatre Stories\u003cbr\u003eBrother Lukose and the Devil\u003cbr\u003eA Lady Story-writer is Abducted\u003cbr\u003eSanthanu's Birds\u003cbr\u003eSome Mechanical Inventions for the Benefit of Mankind\u003cbr\u003eAs I get ready for Bed\u003cbr\u003ePilgrim to Zion\u003cbr\u003eThe End of Third-rate Literature\u003cbr\u003eSalary Under the Table\u003cbr\u003eThe Red Salute\u003cbr\u003eOne-eyed Cats\u003cbr\u003eMy Military Memoirs\u003cbr\u003eRadha. Only Radha\u003cbr\u003eThe Bar\u003cbr\u003eA Complaint About the Public Library at Yesupuram\u003cbr\u003eThe Reflections of a Hen in Her Last Hour\u003cbr\u003eThe Brick and the Mason\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Paul Zacharia \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776572567721,"sku":"2577","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/2684_186e7147-4c6a-4875-8d6d-9a35abdc80bb.jpg?v=1625518988","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/2577-the-reflections-of-a-hen-in-her-last-hour","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}