Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
The Tiger Claw Tree
by P.A. Krishnan
Description
The Tigerclaw Tree, originally published
by Penguin Books India in 1998, is a cult classic. It follows the shifting
fortunes of four generations of a Tenkalai
Iyengar (a Brahmin sub-sect of high
orthodoxy) family as each member
confronts his or her own role in their family
legacy of idealism, political involvement, and, ultimately, betrayal and loss.
‘Reminds one of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude’
The Statesman
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Published in English* (Tranquebar Press)
*English rights other than Indian sub-continent open.
Author Biography
P.A. Krishnan started his career as a teacher, became a bureaucrat in the Government of India and shed that mantle to become the CEO of a research foundation. He is presently a Senior Director of a multinational company. An
accomplished writer, both in
English and Tamil, he lives in Delhi
with his wife, Revathi, who is a teacher. His only son, Siddarth, lives in Mountain View, California with his wife, Vinita.
Kalachuvadu Publications (Pvt.) Ltd.
Kalachuvadu Publications, established in 1995, publishes literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry in Tamil. We publish international writings in translation. With a catalogue of over 1,000 titles, Kalachuvadu is a vibrant presence in the landscape of Tamil and Indian publishing. KP’s chronological variorum editions of acclaimed Tamil modernists has set the benchmark for other publishers. Its bestselling series of academic titles have also been well regarded for their relevance and readability. It was awarded the Best Publisher Award by Publishing Next (2018) as well as the Romain Rolland award for the best translation from French to an Indian language (2018). It also won the Federation of India Publishers’ Best Book Production Award (2019).
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- Publisher Kalachuvadu Publications Pvt. Ltd.
- ISBN/Identifier 9788187477280
- Publication Country or regionIndia
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 375 INR
- Pages331
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitlePulinaga Kontrai
- Original Language AuthorsP.A. Krishnan
- Edition7
- Copyright Year2002
- Dimensions140x215 mm
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