Trial by Silence

ONE AMAZING STORY. TWO DIFFERENT ENDINGS.At the end of Perumal Murugan's trailblazing novel One Part Woman readers are left on a cliffhanger as Kali and Ponna's intense love for each other is torn to shreds. What is going to happen next to this beloved couple?In Trial by Silence-one of two inventive sequels that picks up the story right where One Part Woman ends-Kali is determined to punish Ponna for what he believes is an absolute betrayal. But Ponna is equally upset at being forced to atone for something that was not her fault. In the wake of the temple festival both must now confront harsh new uncertainties in their once idyllic life together.In Murugan's magical hands this story reaches a surprising and dramatic conclusion. Review A superb writer. ―INDIAN EXPRESSAn extraordinary writer. ―THE HINDUThe most accomplished Tamil writer of his generation. ―CARAVAN About the Author Perumal Murugan is the star of contemporary Tamil literature. An award-winning writer poet and scholar he has garnered both critical acclaim and commercial success for his vast array of work. Some of his novels have been translated into English to immense acclaim includingSeasons of the Palm which was shortlisted for the Kiriyama Prize in 2005 andOne Part Woman his best-known work which was shortlisted for the Crossword Award and won the prestigious ILF Samanvay Bhasha Samman in 2015.Aniruddhan Vasudevan is a performer writer translator and PhD student in anthropology at the University of Texas Austin. His much-lauded translation of Perumal Murugan'sOne Part Woman has become an award-winning bestseller. He has also translated other works by Perumal Murugan to wide acclaim includingPyre andSongs of a Coward Poems of Exile.