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THE HELICOPTERS ARE DOWN
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INDIRA PARTHASASTRY
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Hurtling towards a midlife crisis, Amirtham is down – but not out.
Caught in a sorry vortex of self-denial and what-could-have-been, the discontented government official wants to do the impossible – be young again. Having decided that his marriage is sparkless and his spouse unremarkable, he decides to woo a much younger theatre actress who vaguely resembles his witty and opinionated ex. As Amirtham gives into self-aggrandizing visions – glamorizing a humdrum life coming apart at the seams – he flails and fails in the tangles of his own making.
In this deeply insightful novel, both endearing and heartbreaking, urban Delhi of the early seventies is brought alive by Tamil literary icon, Sahitya Akademi fellow and Padma Shri-awardee Indira Parthasarathy. Hilarious, reflective and wise, this moving tale expertly courses through unsettling remorse, directionless passion, and the fragile business of loving and being loved.
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Hurtling towards a midlife crisis, Amirtham is down – but not out.
Caught in a sorry vortex of self-denial and what-could-have-been, the discontented government official wants to do the impossible – be young again. Having decided that his marriage is sparkless and his spouse unremarkable, he decides to woo a much younger theatre actress who vaguely resembles his witty and opinionated ex. As Amirtham gives into self-aggrandizing visions – glamorizing a humdrum life coming apart at the seams – he flails and fails in the tangles of his own making.
In this deeply insightful novel, both endearing and heartbreaking, urban Delhi of the early seventies is brought alive by Tamil literary icon, Sahitya Akademi fellow and Padma Shri-awardee Indira Parthasarathy. Hilarious, reflective and wise, this moving tale expertly courses through unsettling remorse, directionless passion, and the fragile business of loving and being loved.
About Author
Indira
Parthasarathy (lovingly known as Ee. Paa.) is the pen name of Dr Ranganathan
Parthasarathy. He was born on 1 July 193 in a traditional Iyengar family in
Chennai. Over his long-standing, illustrious career, he has written multiple
short stories, plays and novels in Tamil, which have been translated into
several Indian and international languages. Carving a characteristic literary
space for himself, Dr Parthasarathy writes about complicated and cerebral
urban characters who feel profoundly and analyse deeply. He has won several
awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sahitya Akademi and Saraswati
Samman. In 21, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian
honour in the country.
Andy Sundaresan(b. 1939) has translated more than 18 literary pieces
between English, Tamil and Telugu. His rich and varied body of work includes
short stories, novellas and novels by award-winning writers Jayakanthan,
Neela Padmanabhan, Thi. Janakiraman, Raghavan Chudamani, Nanjil Nadan,
Maharishi and his late sister, Srimathi India Devi (pen name Vindhiya). In
213, the Sahitya Akademi published Autumn Reveries, his English translation
of Neela Padmanabhan's award-winning Tamil novel, Ilai Uthir Kaalam! In 216,
the book won the Nalli Thisai Ettum award for the best translated English
work. His Telugu translation of Vindhiya's complete works was published in
three volumes and donated to the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian
Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Mr Sundaresan, a retired
engineer, resides in California, US.
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