{"product_id":"feeling-kerala-j-devika-9780143472506","title":"Feeling Kerala: An Anthology of Contemporary Malayalam Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e The living, pulsating and ever-changing entity that is Kerala is best represented by its astute, critical and deeply insightful writers of the Malayalam short story, and in \u003ci\u003eFeeling Kerala\u003c\/i\u003e, a selection of some of the best and sharpest narratives from the region is now translated and curated for English readers to love and cherish. \u003cbr\u003e While staying true to its literary form, these stories provide a tour into the heart and soul of contemporary Kerala and aim at getting past the twentieth-century characterizations of the state, say, as defined by communist egalitarian spirit or matrilineal families. After all, Kerala is unique in more ways than one, thanks to the heightened experience of migration and transnationalism, among other things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This collection also succinctly encapsulates the varied landscapes of Kerala: the highlands, the coastal areas and the growing urban center. They move in and out of homes and take the readers into older spaces-convents and panchayats-and the new spaces of the capital-airports and tourist resorts-as well as the world of criminals. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Devika\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014347250X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143472506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"J. Devika","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450319778047,"sku":"9780143472506","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af3b4547-2de5-4874-a026-03e3d2671476.jpg?v=1777267132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/feeling-kerala-j-devika-9780143472506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}