{"product_id":"do-not-go-to-the-jungle-shihabuddin-poithumkadavu-translated-by-j-devika","title":"Do Not Go to the Jungle - Shihabuddin Poithumkadavu (Translated by J. Devika)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA masterclass in \"socio-horror\" and surreal political critique. Explore fine, sophisticated, and deeply compassionate stories that dissect the hair-raising manipulations of power, available in English for the very first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"3\"\u003eDo Not Go to the Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, one of Malayalam’s most prolific and celebrated contemporary fiction writers, Shihabuddin Poithumkadavu, makes his highly anticipated English-language debut. Translated seamlessly by the award-winning scholar J. Devika, this brilliant collection of short stories shifts elegantly between stark realism and the hauntingly surreal. Shihabuddin introduces readers to a unique genre of \"socio-horror\"—dissecting the hidden anxieties, vulnerabilities, and quiet rebellions of the disenfranchised who are forced to navigate the predatory structures of modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThe narratives within this collection are as diverse as they are unforgettable. A lonely nightwatchman at a remote sawmill attempts to forge a quiet bond with a lone fox. A mysterious woman steps off a night train into the town of Madampi, leaving a trail of withered, paralyzed lovers in her wake. In a striking historical reimagining, the great communist leader \"AKG\" accidentally steps into a general compartment of the Malabar Express, only to be horrified by the raw struggle of the masses. Elsewhere, a migrant laborer herds camels in the Gulf while reading aloud the pages of his PhD thesis, and a man declared dead from COVID-19 in Dubai is deported back to an India where ghosts are distinctly unwelcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThough macabre at times, Shihabuddin’s prose is ultimately infused with tender, heart-warming beauty. Drawing directly from his own rich, varied life experiences, his writing reminds us that even in the darkest, most unsavory corners of human existence, a flicker of light is never far away. This anthology is a milestone publication for lovers of contemporary regional translations, South Asian political satire, and world-class literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52391653179675,"sku":null,"price":297.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/710yLLQEC2L._SL1360.jpg?v=1782277940","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/do-not-go-to-the-jungle-shihabuddin-poithumkadavu-translated-by-j-devika","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}