{"product_id":"on-a-rivers-bank-a-madhavan-9789352907526","title":"On A River's Bank: Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn a River's Bank\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of ordinary people through an extraordinary narrative. Angusami, Panki and Damodaran have very different needs and yearnings. Panki, Angusami's stepdaughter, is ill treated by him because of her deformed appearance. She holds this sulking father in high esteem while she dreams of a saviour. Her dream approaches reality when a young Damodaran joins Angusami in his work of dredging and selling sand, and acts as a bridge between daughter and father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe riverfront pulsates with chaotic energy with the blessings of Madan Tampuran, the god on the banks. Prolonged sand-dredging causes wounds in the river, forming deep pits in its bed, resulting in torrential flows during the rains. The business becomes increasingly hazardous, making Angusami believe that it is all due to the ill luck brought by the deformed Panki. During a day of heavy downpour, a boat capsizes mid-river and passengers are drowned. Panki is among them. Will she survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn what must be a rare and sensitive portrayal of an ugly female character, the author underlines that violation of the river leaves it ugly and invites retribution despite worship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished originally in 1974 in Tamil, \u003cem\u003ePunalum Manalum\u003c\/em\u003e is a path-breaking novel raising the issue of environmental degradation through overexploitation, long before this became a topic of discussion in India. An early example of what is now known as 'ecofiction'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Madhavan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9352907523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789352907526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ratna Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.34d","brand":"A. Madhavan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800812368127,"sku":"9789352907526","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-a-rivers-bank-a-madhavan-9789352907526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}