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100			_aPaul Zacharia _9253255
245			_aSecret history of compassion
260			_bChennai _aWestlan Publications Pvt Ltd _c2019
300			_axii,431p _bPB _c21x14cm
365			_2General _a4529 _b467.22 _c₹ _d599.00 _e22% _f22-12-2021
520			_aThe art of lying reaches the zenith of its glory as Lord Spider, famous author of popular fiction, J.L. Pillai, eminent executioner, aspiring writer, shape-shifter and meditative voyeur, and Rosi, Spider’s wife and freelancing philosopher, get together to write an essay on Compassion for the Communist Party. God herself is here. So is Stalin (whose real identity is now revealed). And Satan (whose true nature is finally discovered). As also a Gandhi doppelganger. And making a guest appearance in this pre-truth tale about a post-truth literary partnership is Jesus in his 37th incarnation. Other personalities include Brother Dog, the cynic of the household, Tarzan, a well-known stud bull, and Pretty Man, a snake-father. Flying and shape-changing flourish in this wordy world. There's virginity in the air. If there's madness, there's no evidence of it. And far away waits the Valley of Lost Songs. By one of India’s foremost writers, widely known for his wicked turn of phrase and unfailing irreverence for the Establishment, this is a novel in brilliant, irresistible freefall.
650			_aEnglish Fiction _912903
650			_aIndian English Fiction _912904
650			_aEnglish Literature _912905
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