The Goat Thief
Murugan, Perumal
The Goat Thief - New Delhi Juggernaut 2019 - 208
From one of India's most acclaimed writers comes a powerful collection of short stories set in rural Tamil Nadu. Dark, fantastic and ironic, these stories span Murugan's entire career and are specially selected by the author to represent the best of his work.
'Holds the depth of his novels but with an added touch of lightness' Scroll
'Murugan consistently punctures the surface to explore what lurks beneath' Open
'Stories that Murugan says gave him the most satisfaction as a writer.
Interestingly, many of these stories, all of which start in his pronounced realistic style, achieve an other-worldliness towards the end' Mint
9789353450427
Fiction
General Fiction
Literature,
823 MUR
The Goat Thief - New Delhi Juggernaut 2019 - 208
From one of India's most acclaimed writers comes a powerful collection of short stories set in rural Tamil Nadu. Dark, fantastic and ironic, these stories span Murugan's entire career and are specially selected by the author to represent the best of his work.
'Holds the depth of his novels but with an added touch of lightness' Scroll
'Murugan consistently punctures the surface to explore what lurks beneath' Open
'Stories that Murugan says gave him the most satisfaction as a writer.
Interestingly, many of these stories, all of which start in his pronounced realistic style, achieve an other-worldliness towards the end' Mint
9789353450427
Fiction
General Fiction
Literature,
823 MUR
