Böcker av R. N. Joe d Cruz

Bharatavas (fishermen community) are among the ancient inhabitants of Tamil. Although thereare countless references in the classical literature, there are very few works on them in themodern literature. This novel comes as an answer to this shortcoming of modern literature. Itdepicts the lives and culture of Bharatavas with minutest details and literary brilliance.Time and death act as the driving forces behind this novel, which unfolds the history of a smallfishing village over half a century, through hundreds of faces, with the metabolisms of threegenerations. The essence of the novel revolves around love and sacrifice. This novel portrays thegreat drama of life through individuals like the sea is seen through the waves.

Religious institutions are trying to destroy the indigenous knowledge gained from the lives of the coastal people and build a culture that is narrow and exploitative. The search of a boy who escapes this cultural invasion and seeks to trace his ancestral heritage, continues unabated into his old age.This is the central thread of the novel. The novel re-reads the remnants of the myths that linger in coastal life, culture and language. The novel develops itself by caring and caring about people who are exploited by religious and commercial enterprises. Joe de Cruz's serene language adds new color to coastal geography. This 'pilgrimage' traces the immortal aspects of coastal folklore in an environment where pilgrimage is understood to be intertwined with institutional spirituality.