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Book Review
TAMIL
Short stories
P. SUNDARESAN
PIRAVI-P-PERUNKADAL: Neela Padmanabhan; Vanathi Pathippagam, 23, Deenadayalu Street, T. Nagar, Chennai-600017. Rs. 40.
THIS IS a collection of 11 stories penned during 1998-2008. There is however no indication whether they have ever appeared in any journal. Rama Gurunathan’s illuminating foreword drives home the remarkable achievement of the writer, whose works in various genres have been given in detail at the end. Falling under the category of fiction, the stories have at the core the following themes: In the midst of Onam revelries strikes an earthquake taking a heavy toll, with the survival of a baby (found close to the mother who had breathed her last) making news; a man who had completed 45 years of married life enjoys the sight of doves cooing softly in a secluded spot as if to echo his own sentiment; a couple in advanced age have a penchant for quarrelling with each other and a family friend suggests a remedy that would make one burst into peals of laughter; two young men of exemplary character closeted in a hotel room to spread knowledge on computing skills are rounded up for alleged prostitution and they heave a sigh of relief when truth ultimately triumphs; a passion for flowers; the tribulations and traumatic experiences of one who miraculously escapes from a sinking ship; the portrait of an unscrupulous tenant; and damages caused to the environment.“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn to the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend”— this can well be said of this book.
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