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“A time of kings and poets...” Athiyaman, a hardened warrior, fearsome to his enemies and magnanimous to those he favoured. Kumanan, a king so benevolent that he was even willing to sacrifice his own life for another. The poet Pisiraandaiyar, who joined his royal friend Kopperuncholan in the best and worst times. And Avvaiyar, a venerable woman poet, respected by rulers and subjects alike. A colourful and grand cast of characters come together in The Prince Who Became a Monk and Other Stories from Tamil Literature. Selected and translated by Sahitya Akademi award-winner M.L. Thangappa, the stories in this volume were originally poems written by famed Tamil poets belonging to a time when kings and poets equalled each other in authority and respect, and when valour and talent were considered the greatest virtues. These tales celebrate family, friendships and bonds that survive the tests of distance and time, and bring to the fore characters who depict faith, humility and kindness. Through delicately woven imagery and subtly imparted wisdom, this collection of more than 35 stories brings alive an era of glory and the poets who immortalised it through their words.

About the Author

M.L. Thangappa (1934) was born in Kurumbalapperi, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. Educated at St. John’s College, Palayamkottai, he taught Tamil for over twenty-five years in the various colleges of the Puducherry government until his retirement in 1994. He was on the editorial board of the Tamil monthly, Thenmoli (1962–67). He has published a number of books of poetry and essays in Tamil including Adichuvadukal, Uyirppin Athirvukal, Ethu Valkai? and Nunmaiyai Nokki. His translations from Tamil literature into English range from Sangam poetry and didactic poetry to the songs of Saint Ramalingam, Subramania Bharati and Bharatidasan. He has won the Bharatidasan Award (1991) of the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Sirpi Literary Award (2007) for lifetime achievement in poetry. Active in the Tamil language rights movement, he is also a founding member of the Puducherry Ecological Society. Two of his translations from the Tamil classics have been published as Penguin classics: Love Stands Alone: Selections from Tamil Sangam Poetry in 2010 and Red Lilies and Frightened Birds (a translation of Muttollayiram) in 2010. Love Stands Alone won the Sahitya Akademi award for the best translation of a regional work into English (2012). Thangappa lives with his family in Puducherry.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789351951131
  • Publisher: Orion
  • Publisher Imprint: Gollancz
  • Language: ENGLISH
  • ISBN-10: 9351951138
  • Publisher Date: 04th July 2016
  • Binding: PAPERBACK
  • No of Pages: 120

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