About the Book: Stories of the True
Containing iconic stories like 'Elephant Doctor and 'A Hundred Armchairs, this
collection by the great Tamil writer Jeyamohan, brings together twelve inspiring
and imaginative narratives, all based on the lives of real people. These stories
explore the capacity of humans to hold on to their intrinsic goodness inthe face
of both the everyday and the extraordinary, and how their response in such
moments of truth finds expression in multitudinous ways as anger, compassion,
fortitude, a capacity for suffering, self-discovery, a life of silent protest or
even eccentric activism.
Gripping, often raw and deeply moving, this striking collection, the first major
translation of