Description
In early twentieth-century rural Tamil Nadu, a devoted married couple, Kaliyannan and Ponnayi, confront the crushing stigma of being “childless,” a condition that turns private grief into public judgment. As social expectations tighten their grip, the novel becomes a searching meditation on the ways silence—especially imposed on women—can shape love, identity, and survival. Through an intimate, crystalline portrayal of everyday life and its unspoken rules, the story traces how faith, rumor, and power can distort even the most tender bonds. With its lyrical realism and emotionally precise focus, this work invites readers to consider what happens when a community’s silence becomes a form of trial.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books India PVT, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2018
256 pages
ISBN: 9780143428336
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Details
First Published
2018
Language
eng
Translation
From: tam
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Trial by Silence by Perumal Murugan.