Indian author Perumal Murugan makes an astounding comeback after declaring himself ‘dead’ as a writer

Eddin KhooTue, Apr 18, 2023 • 06:16 PM GMT+08 • 6 min read

Consummate storyteller and the first Tamil author to be longlisted for the International Booker Prize, Perumal Murugan makes an astounding comeback, after giving up and declaring himself ‘dead’ as a writer because of vicious protests against his oeuvre

"How long can an untold story rest in deep slumber within the dormant seed: I am fearful of writing about humans, even more fearful about writing about Gods. I can write about demons perhaps. I am even used to a bit of the demonic life. I could make it an accompaniment here. Yes, let me write, then, about animals."

— Perumal Murugan in Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat

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