Estuary (Record no. 49595)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01671 a2200169 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250311144233.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789357764797 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823 MUR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Murugan, Perumal |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Estuary |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Eka |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Chennai |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 247 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Late at night, Kumarasurars phone rings shrilly.<br/><br/>His teenage son is calling. What could he want?<br/><br/>A seemingly simple demand torments Kumarasurar, who fears it might put his finances— and perhaps his sons life—in jeopardy. As a fathers anxieties unravel, his memories undermine his self-worth and imaginary scenes of damnation taunt him.<br/><br/>Estuary brings alive the different ways—absurd and endearing by turns—in which a man and his young son navigate the contemporary world. In the process, it peels back the layers of Kumarasurars loneliness: the hurt of a married man whose wife cares only for the happiness of their child, the endless monotony of an office job and the struggle of the salaried middle-class to give their children the best chance of success.<br/><br/>Perumal Murugans latest novel, his first in an urban setting, is also a razor-sharp parody of everything from e-commerce to the fitness industry, art appreciation to political manipulation, cram schools to social networks. Through a meditative exploration of a fathers emotional landscape, Murugan tells of a world wrecked by unchecked consumerism and an obsession with growth, where technology overrides common sense and degrees dont guarantee education. And, with characteristic tenderness, he also weaves in a way to redemption |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Novels |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Krishna, Nandini (translator) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
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