The sixth finger
| Title | The sixth finger
a novel |
|---|---|
| Original title | ആറാം വിരൽ |
| Author | Malayatoor Ramakrishnan; transl. from Malayalam by Prema Jayakumar |
| Publication | Ratna |
| Size | 371p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 9789386600479 |
| Topics |
Indian fiction--Malayalam--Translated into English |
| Notes | A teenager, accused of theft, is discovered to have six fingers rather than five on one hand - and that sets off a chain of events that change his life. Set in the 1970s and 1980s, this novel traces the story of the young uruli thief, Vedaraman. Adrift in the wide world, he meets a series of well-wishers who not only help him in deepening his knowledge, but also expose him to the realities of life. He finds that his sixth finger glows by itself and he possesses supernatural powers of predicting future events. Ministers and businessmen are quick to recognize his yogic qualities. Vedaraman becomes Vedanji and then Vedan Baba with a god-like aura, and is installed in an ashram. Amidst this fame and glory, Vedan Baba finds himself a prisoner of a web of machinations. Will he be able to break the shackles and become a free man again? |
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