Songs of a coward

by Perumal Murugan

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A king decrees that all humans be skinned alive. A man runs from words that hound him like a pack of wolves. A legion of white snakes sweeps across a land blighted by drought. A beleaguered soul laments the loss of a homeland. A coward's many virtues are lauded to disturbing effect.
By turns passionate, elegiac, angry, tender, nightmarish and courageous, the poems in Songs of a Coward weave an exquisite tapestry of rich images and turbulent emotions. Written during a period of immense personal turmoil, these verses are an enduring testament to the resilience of an imagination under siege and the liberating power of words in one's darkest moments.

  • ISBN13 9780143428824
  • Publish Date 1 September 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country IN
  • Publisher Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd
  • Imprint Penguin Books India
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 224
  • Language English