The English translation of the novel, Goat Days, found its way into the long list of Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 and was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2013. Based on real-life incidents, the novel goes through a series of incidents that illustrate the journey of a man through extreme adversity and loneliness, pushing the man to hatch a life-threatening scheme to escape his desert prison. It is the hard-hitting story of a gulf-aspirant who, upon finally reaching his dreamland, ends up leading a slave-like existence herding goats in the middle of the Saudi desert.
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Aatujeevitham (2008) by Benyaminįirst published in serial form in Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly, Aatujeevitham (Life of a Goat) illustrates the life of an abused migrant worker in Saudi Arabia written by Bahrain-based Indian author Benyamin. The English translation of the book which goes by the name Roots was published in 2002. Resonating with those who left their native towns in search of employment and other pursuits, it is a story of homecoming that strikes a chord, right in the heart.
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However, over the period of his stay, he ends up treading down memory lane and hits a realisation that forms the crux of the story. Originally settled elsewhere, the protagonist comes to his native village with the sole intention of selling his ancestral property.
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Bagging the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967, the narrative revolves around the life of a family of Tamil speaking Iyers who had settled in Kerala generations ago and sheds light on the drastic effect of modernism and how it has the ability of uprooting one’s heritage. Believed to be semi-autobiographical, Verukal (Roots) is one of the best works of Malayattoor Ramakrishnan.