{"product_id":"sketches-k-m-vasudevan-namboodiri-9780143449645","title":"Sketches","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever English translation of the living legend 'Artist' Namboodiri's memoir, \u003ci\u003eSketches\u003c\/i\u003e features his eloquent line drawings interspersed with vivid portrayals of the people and places-both ordinary and significant-that he grew up with. Opening a window into the esoteric and forgotten world of twentieth-century rural Kerala, Namboodiri describes how certain family homes and community spaces were the centre of creativity, cultural exchange and mutual regard. With a sprinkling of light humour, he writes about a self-proclaimed doctor who sought out patients, the most famous temple festival that he could not witness, a neighbourhood elephant's encounter with a deaf man, among other amusing vignettes. Through the chronicles of his time at art school, his job as an illustrator for a leading Malayalam magazine, his novel experience of making a film with an actor who didn't want to be paid, Namboodiri offers an exclusive glimpse of the world of art and literature. Among other renowned names, K.C.S. Panicker and Vaikom Muhammad Basheer make an appearance. \u003cbr\u003eVast in sweep, endlessly engaging and infused with Namboodiri's charming wit, \u003ci\u003eSketches\u003c\/i\u003e is a visual and literary delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. M. Vasudevan Namboodiri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143449648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143449645\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\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"K. M. Vasudevan Namboodiri","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44127053807871,"sku":"9780143449645","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15a9f0f1-17df-4071-adc2-2737ed7ab9cb.jpg?v=1687451604","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sketches-k-m-vasudevan-namboodiri-9780143449645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}