Translation of Tamil Novel "
Chayathirai"/Subrabharathimanian. Translated by P. Raja. Delhi, B.R. Pub., 2003, xii, 196 p., $11 (pbk). ISBN 81-7646-356-6.
"The novel The Coloured Curtain is a translation of the Tamil Novel Chayathirai which is quite a significant novel in modern Tamil literature. The author portrays the reality of life in Tirupur pleasantly covered with a coloured curtain. He excels in the depiction of sorrow page after page by throwing light on illusion and reality, life and death, beauty and rubbish by tearing open the coloured curtain.
"It is remarkable that a uniform tone of depiction is maintained throughout the novel. Be it the portrayal of hunger or gluttony, love or disappointment, rise or fall, the voice and the feeling too are one and the same.
"The characters come alive in all their passions, appetites, delusions and deceptions. This novel’s devastating attack on human carelessness, greed and irresponsibility will linger with the reader long after he has completed reading it. A solid work of art that will stand the test of time. This novel was awarded the Best Novel Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1999."
"The novel The Coloured Curtain is a translation of the Tamil Novel Chayathirai which is quite a significant novel in modern Tamil literature. The author portrays the reality of life in Tirupur pleasantly covered with a coloured curtain. He excels in the depiction of sorrow page after page by throwing light on illusion and reality, life and death, beauty and rubbish by tearing open the coloured curtain.
"It is remarkable that a uniform tone of depiction is maintained throughout the novel. Be it the portrayal of hunger or gluttony, love or disappointment, rise or fall, the voice and the feeling too are one and the same.
"The characters come alive in all their passions, appetites, delusions and deceptions. This novel’s devastating attack on human carelessness, greed and irresponsibility will linger with the reader long after he has completed reading it. A solid work of art that will stand the test of time. This novel was awarded the Best Novel Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1999."
