Perumal Murugan

A farmer in India is watching the sun set over his village one quiet evening when a mysterious stranger, a giant man who seems more than human, 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...

One Part Woman tells the story of Kali and Ponna, a South Indian couple perfectly content in their marriage, aside from one thing - they are unable to conceive. Quickly attracting gossip and familial disapproval, they try everything they can to have a child, from offerings at temples to atoning for the misdeeds of their ancestors, but each attempt brings...

Longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. Pyre tells the story of Saroja and Kumaresan, young lovers who meet in a small southern Indian town where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop. They quickly decide to marry and return to Kumaresan's family village, hoping to build a new life together. However, they carry a dangerous secret: Saroja belongs to...