The Story of a Goat

by Perumal Murugan

The Story of a Goat N. Kalyan Raman (Translator) and N Kalyan Raman (Translator)

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A farmer in India is watching the sun set over his village one quiet evening when a mysterious stranger, a giant man who seems more than human, appears on the horizon. He offers the farmer a black goat kid who is the runt of the litter, surely too frail to survive. The farmer and his wife take care of the young she-goat, whom they name Poonachi, and soon the little goat is bounding with joy and growing at a rate they think miraculous.

But Poonachi's life is not destined to be a rural idyll: dangers lurk around every corner, and may sometimes come from surprising places, including a government that is supposed to protect the weak and needy. Is this little goat too humble a creature to survive such a hostile world?

With allegorical resonance for contemporary society and examining hierarchies of caste and colour, The Story of a Goat is a provocative but heartwarming fable from a world-class storyteller who is finally achieving recognition outside his home country.
  • ISBN10 1782275711
  • ISBN13 9781782275718
  • Publish Date 29 April 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Pushkin Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Language English