Vardhini Shankar wrote [at 10:00 AM 5/30/2007] :
A Tamil writer well worth reading is Asokamithran , if you can find good translations of his novels or short stories. I was told by a friend that there is an excellent translation of his "padinettavadhu atchakkodu" (18th parallel), available in English . I don't know who the publisher is, though.
I have BCC:d the person who translates Asokamitran's work on this message - he may respond with the required information.
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