Just finished reading 'Serious Men' by Manu Joseph.
Totally irreverent ; dripping savage satire ; belittling everything world has placed on a pedestal, the story unfolds thru' the contrasting lives of Ayyan Mani, a dalit secretary and his brahmin director Aravind Acharya of a research institute and tells you how fatefully connected they are in thoughts and deeds!
The story has an appealing flavour of the triumph of 'sidelined' over 'high and mighty' and at times reminds you of a Man Booker winning 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga..!
Nevertheless, 'Serious Men' has a master plot with unusual insight into human psyche.. A must read, I must say..! Thankyou Manu Joseph..!
LR SHAJI
EDITOR
Totally irreverent ; dripping savage satire ; belittling everything world has placed on a pedestal, the story unfolds thru' the contrasting lives of Ayyan Mani, a dalit secretary and his brahmin director Aravind Acharya of a research institute and tells you how fatefully connected they are in thoughts and deeds!
The story has an appealing flavour of the triumph of 'sidelined' over 'high and mighty' and at times reminds you of a Man Booker winning 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga..!
Nevertheless, 'Serious Men' has a master plot with unusual insight into human psyche.. A must read, I must say..! Thankyou Manu Joseph..!
LR SHAJI
EDITOR
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