The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction – Vol. 2

$20.00

6 novellas from 6 authors, all originally written in Tamil and presented here in English for the first time.

Tamil is one of the oldest languages still in regular use on the planet, it is spoken by more than 80,000,000 people, and it has a rich literary tradition that can be traced back more than 2,000 years. Importantly, Tamil speakers also have a rich tradition of independently published pulp fiction that spans from the early part of the 1900s through to today. Many important works of Tamil literature have been translated in to English and other languages, but this collection represents the first example of Popular Fiction being made available in English. It’s a wonderful collection.

These books are imported directly from the publisher in India. They had  long journey getting here and may have minor shelf wear as a result.

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selected and translated by Pritham Chakravarthy

edited by Rakesh Khanna

420 pages paperback (second edition)

The follow-up to the successful first collection, featuring stories by Indra Soundar Rajan, Jeyaraj, Pushpa Thangadorai, Rajesh Kumar, Indumathi, M.K.Narayanan, and Resakee.

A young woman’s fascination with blue films leads to A BIZARRE MURDER!
A bloodline of debauched maharajas falls prey to AN EVIL CURSE!
A beautiful girl uses karate to retrieve A STOLEN IDOL!

6 THRILLING tales… from 6 Indian and Singaporean masters of ACTION, SUSPENSE, and HORROR!

Features a 60-page 2-color comic (“Highway 117”, by Pushpa Thangadorai at Jeyaraj) and 8 pages of full color pulp cover reproductions.

“A unique and brilliant collection, and I’m hungry for more…From comics to Exorcist-style horror stories, I enjoyed these peeks into other areas outside of the detective story… and the inclusion of a work by a Singaporean Tamil writer” –Chelsea McGill

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