Murugan’s first novel in an urban setting, it is also a razor sharp parody of everything from e-commerce to the fitness industry, art appreciation to political manipulation, grind schools to social networks, plagiarism to moral policing, religion to legalese.
Book Title:
Thoughtful & Philosophical
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is a mirrored reflection of two men in the water.
A Must Read:
A fantastic work of fiction that will make the reader sit and think once the book is completed. This thinking quotient will grow gradually as every word in the story starts sinking in.
This story though is a work of fiction, can be categorized into realistic fiction which showcases the present lives. With a competition that is a burden to many parents, children often are made to stud in great academic colleges which enables the kids from rich families to lead an easy student life. A person coming from a small town or a lesser economical strata family often faces many problems. Due to which the kids face mental turmoil and end up their lives. This also prevails in some of the esteemed corporate companies where because failing in an assessment test their jobs are at risk and many young engineers and management professionals have killed themselves.
In this book, Murugan has pointed out many other social issues present in society even today. I have listed some of them below:
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