{"product_id":"nireeswaran-hardcover","title":"Nireeswaran - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eV. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMinisthy S\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible for society to exist without religion? \u003ci\u003eNireeswaran, \u003c\/i\u003e the most celebrated of Malayalam novelist V.J. James' works, uses incisive humour and satire to question blind faith and give an insight into what true spirituality is. \u003cbr\u003e Three atheists, Antony, Sahir, and Bhaskaran, embark on an elaborate prank to establish that God is nothing but a superstition. They instal a mutilated idol of Nireeswaran, literally anti-god, to show people how hollow their religion is. Their plan starts turning awry when miracles start being attributed to Nireeswaran-a man waking up from coma after twenty-four years, a jobless man ineligible for government employment getting a contract, a prostitute turning into a saint-leading hordes to turn up to worship the fake deity. \u003cbr\u003e The trio is put in a quandary. Will they fight their own creation? Is their intractable minds an indication that atheism is a religion in itself? Belief and disbelief, it is possible, are two sides of the same coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV.J. James (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e V.J. James writes in Malayalam. Born and brought up in Changanacherry, Kerala, he currently resides in Thiruvananthapuram. An engineer by profession, he worked at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. His debut novel \u003ci\u003ePurappadinte Pusthakam\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the DC Silver Jubilee Award (1999), Malayattoor Prize and Rotary Literary Award. Other awards include the O.V Vijayan Award and Thikkurissi Award for \u003ci\u003eAnti-Clock\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Thoppil Ravi Award, Kerala Bhasha Institute Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Basheer Puraskaram and Vayalar Award for \u003ci\u003eNireeshwaran\u003c\/i\u003e. The English translation of \u003ci\u003eChorashasthram \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize. The Malayalam film \u003ci\u003eMunthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol\u003c\/i\u003e starring Mohanlal and Meena is an adaptation of his short story \u003ci\u003ePranayopanishath\u003c\/i\u003e. Along with six short story collections, his major works include \u003ci\u003ePurappadinte Pusthakam \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), \u003ci\u003eChorashasthram \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), \u003ci\u003eDathapaharam \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eLeyka\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eOttakkaalan Kakka \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), \u003ci\u003eNireeshwaran\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eAnti-Clock\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinisthy S. (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ministhy S. is an IAS officer working in the Uttar Pradesh cadre. She translates between three languages: English, Malayalam and Hindi. Her translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Poison of Love\u003c\/i\u003e by Malayalam novelist K.R. Meera was longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017 and \u003ci\u003eThe Unseeing Idol of Light\u003c\/i\u003e by the same author shortlisted for the Crossword Book Jury Awards in 2018. She has further translated \u003ci\u003eSundar Kanda\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKishkindha Kanda\u003c\/i\u003e from Awadhi to English, and the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eMy Home, After Me\u003c\/i\u003e by Agneya from the Hindi and \u003ci\u003eThe Heaviness of the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e by Veerankutty from the Malayalam. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253052883193,"sku":"9780670096558","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YWxqQUdhN2VhUUgzcDhxYms1Z0ZDZz09.webp?v=1768694185","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/nireeswaran-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}