Representational image, a still from the Marathi film 'Sairat' (2016), an inter-caste love tragedy. Given that Murugan has been a cause célèbre in India, chances are that even before reading Pyre, you ...

The news that Perumal Murugan’s book Pyre has been longlisted for the International Booker Prize, so close on the heels of Geetanjali Shree’s win last year, is welcome for many happy reasons. As ...

Renowned Tamil writer, Perumal Murugan, who declared himself "dead" eight years ago following protests over his 2013 novel, has returned to make it to the list of the International Booker Prize.

CHENNAI: Writer Perumal Murugan's Tamil novel "Pyre" (original title, Pookuzhi) has been long-listed for International Booker Prize 2023. It is among 13 books from across Asia, Africa, Europe and ...

It has been just over nine years since I first met Perumal Murugan, in January 2014. It so happened he was in town for the Chennai Book Fair, where his then-latest novel Pookkuzhi – which would be ...

Coming from a family that boasts numerous elopements spanning generations, perhaps I am uniquely suited to talk about Perumal Murugan's Pyre. I have seen, first-hand, the shake-ups of loyalty, the ...

Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has been selected for the International Booker prize longlist for 2023, the Booker Prize Foundation announced on Tuesday. Perumal Murugan makes it to the prestigious list ...

A Longlist of 13 books for this year's International Booker Prize 2023 was announced today. Acclaimed Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has been longlisted for his novel 'Pyre'. Indian author Perumal ...

CHENNAI: Perumal Murugan’s novel ‘Pyre’ is among the 13 books that have been longlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize. This makes him the first Tamil writer on the Booker Prize Foundation ...

An academic and noted author in Tamil, Perumal Murugan has written 10 novels, five collections of short stories and poems besides several non-fiction titles relating to language and literature. His ...

Born in Tiruchengode town in Tamil Nadu that is home to the famous temple for the half-woman god, Ardhanarishvara, Perumal Murugan began penning poems about rural life as a young college student.