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Francis Itty Cora
Publisher:
HarperCollins India
| Author:
TD Ramakrishnand
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
HarperCollins India
Author:
TD Ramakrishnand
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
Original price was: ₹399.₹319Current price is: ₹319.
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Through the shadowy depths of the 15th Century, emerges the enigmatic life of Francis Itty Cora, a pepper merchant with a mesmerizing, scandalous past. A cunning businessman, a mathematical genius, a revered god for the mysterious cult, the ’18th Clan’, and a man of uncontrolled sexual desires, Cora bedazzles and befuddles.
When Xavier Itty Cora, a modern-day descendant and ex US Marine, seeks to uncover the secrets of his ancestor’s legacy, enlisting the help of Kochi-based scholar and sensual priestess Rekha and her friends and lovers, an intricate history shrouded in secrecy, myths and reality unveils. As facts and fiction blend, the narrative travels between America’s war in Iraq to ancient Alexandria and Renaissance Florence, weaving a fascinating narrative that provocatively reimagines history.
With its intricate plot twists and astonishing characters, TD Ramakrishnan’s Francis Itty Cora, a classic in Malayalam literature, is unputdownable and unforgettable.
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Through the shadowy depths of the 15th Century, emerges the enigmatic life of Francis Itty Cora, a pepper merchant with a mesmerizing, scandalous past. A cunning businessman, a mathematical genius, a revered god for the mysterious cult, the ’18th Clan’, and a man of uncontrolled sexual desires, Cora bedazzles and befuddles.
When Xavier Itty Cora, a modern-day descendant and ex US Marine, seeks to uncover the secrets of his ancestor’s legacy, enlisting the help of Kochi-based scholar and sensual priestess Rekha and her friends and lovers, an intricate history shrouded in secrecy, myths and reality unveils. As facts and fiction blend, the narrative travels between America’s war in Iraq to ancient Alexandria and Renaissance Florence, weaving a fascinating narrative that provocatively reimagines history.
With its intricate plot twists and astonishing characters, TD Ramakrishnan’s Francis Itty Cora, a classic in Malayalam literature, is unputdownable and unforgettable.
About Author
Author of four bestselling Malayalam novels, Alpha, Francis Itty Cora, Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki, and Mama Africa, T.D. Ramakrishnan is also a translator and screenwriter. He is the recipient of many awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and the prestigious Vayalar Award. He has written the script and dialogues of Olu, the opening movie of Indian Panorama in IFFI Goa 2018. The English translation of Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki titled Sugandhi Alias Andal Deavanayaki was longlisted for the DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2019. He introduced several Tamil literary works to Keralites and has won the E.K. Divakaran Potti Award for Best Translator in 2007.
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