{"product_id":"one-man-two-executions-poems-arjun-rajendran","title":"One Man, Two Executions: Poems - Arjun Rajendran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"Experimental and inquisitive, these are poems that demand an imagination where 'Dravidian' is struck out for 'Darwinian' and 'whale' replaced by 'while', time becoming space like it does on a clockface.\" \u003cspan class=\"citation-240\"\u003e— Sumana Roy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-240 citation-end-240\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"Arjun Rajendran writes a poetry of genuine surprise and reinvention, soldering together the most far-flung elements of experience into a compelling lyric unity.\" \u003cspan class=\"citation-239\"\u003e— Anjum Hasan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-239 citation-end-239\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-238 citation-end-238\"\u003eIn this stunning and fiercely ambitious poetry collection, acclaimed poet Arjun Rajendran masterfully bridges historical archival depth with contemporary generational angst.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-237\"\u003eDivided into three brilliant sections—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"212\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-237\"\u003ePondicherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-237\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"225\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-237\"\u003eThe Girl in the Peapod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-237\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"253\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-237\"\u003eWere It Not For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-237 citation-end-237\"\u003e—the collection acts as a lyrical carousel that takes readers through a wild, beautiful, and deeply political ride across time, space, and memory.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-236 citation-end-236\"\u003eThe book begins by resurrecting long-forgotten voices and surreal stories from 18th-century Pondicherry.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-235 citation-end-235\"\u003ePulling inspiration from the meticulously kept historical diaries of Ananda Ranga Pillai, Rajendran paints vivid colonial tableaux: a French ship forced to change its flag to turn invisible to the lurking English fleet, blind men collectively contemplating a lunar eclipse, and an unfortunate soul condemned to the sheer, dark absurdity of a second execution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-234\"\u003eJumping across centuries, the latter sections of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"49\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"49\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-234\"\u003eOne Man, Two Executions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-234 citation-end-234\"\u003e dive deep into the raw, fragile spaces of modern intimacy, global travel, phantom hauntings, and the shooting pains of mortality.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-233 citation-end-233\"\u003eFar from being mere text on a page, the spectres of the past and the anxieties of the present are given flesh and blood here.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-232 citation-end-232\"\u003eThey infiltrate your memory and stain your consciousness, leaving behind the rich, unforgettable odours of durian, gunpowder, and human hypocrisy.\u003c\/span\u003eFor readers who seek a serious, high-velocity application of imagination to cultural and political histories, this book stands as a sterling, foundational example of poetry as a form of deep history-keeping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy This Poetry Collection is a Essential Addition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Masterclass in Historical Poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e Boldly transforms archival colonial records into a living, breathing, and highly visceral poetic landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_6aaeff6407c17803-107\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLuminous Critical Acclaim:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-230 citation-end-230\"\u003eWidely celebrated by prominent literary figures like Anjum Hasan and Sumana Roy for its unmatched metaphorical vision and linguistic invention.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default 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