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Venmurasu (Tamil: வெண்முரசு Veṇmuracu; transl. Sacred Proclamation) is a Tamil novel by writer Jeyamohan. It is a modern renarration of the Indian classical epic Mahābhārata. With a length of 26 volumes and 22,400 pages, Venmurasu ranks among the longest novels published in any language. [2]
Cherar Kottai (Tamil:சேரர் கோட்டை), Fortress of Chera Kings is a Tamil language historical novel in two volumes written by Gokul Seshadri.It is a sequel to Seshadri's novel Rajakesari, and it precedes Udhayabanu Karmegam, the final book of the trilogy.
Thuppariyum Sambu is a detective short-story series in Tamil, written by Indian writer Devan in the early 20th century. [1] The novel's protagonist is Sambu, a not-very-intelligent bank clerk in middle age, who solves difficult crime puzzles out of serendipity but is quick to explain as well as take credit.
En Iniya Iyanthira (English: My Dear Machine) is a Tamil dystopian science fiction novel written by Indian writer Sujatha. In the late 1980s Sujatha wrote this novel as a series in the popular Tamil magazine Dinamani Kathir. [3] Following the success of En Iniya Enthira, Sujatha wrote a follow-up/sequel to this novel, Meendum Jeano. [4]
Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram (English: The Life of Prathapa Mudaliar), ,written in 1857 and published in 1879, was the first novel in the Tamil language. [1] Penned by Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai (1826-1889), it was a landmark in Tamil literature, which had hitherto seen writings only in poetry.
Pyre (Tamil: பூக்குழி, romanized: Pūkkuḻi, lit. 'flower pot') is a novel by Perumal Murugan that describes a love story within social caste-induced hatred. [1] It was originally published in Tamil in 2013 and subsequently translated into English by Aniruddhan Vasudevan in 2016. [2]
' Greek Queen ') is a Tamil language historical novel written by Indian writer Sandilyan. It was originally serialized in the weekly Kumudam in the 1960s and was later published as a book by Vanathi Publishers. The story is based on ancient Tamil poetry. It is a love story set around 2000 years ago, focusing on the Commander-in-chief of the ...
The novel is set in the Tiruchengode town in Tamil Nadu, from which Murugan hails, and its main characters in the book belong to the Kongu Vellalar Gounder caste, which he himself belongs to. [4] The original name of the novel comes from the word Madhorubaagan, the Tamil name for the androgynous form of Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology. [5]