He decides to keep the fact that Saroja does not belong to the same caste a secret until the fuss dies down and incorrectly assumes that in time things will settle down and Saroja will be accepted in his fold. * Longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize*Īs the story begins, we are introduced to Saroja and Kumaresan, a young newly married couple who have recently eloped and are traveling to Kumaresan’s native village in hopes of starting their new life together Kumaresan is aware that their inter-caste marriage will raise eyebrows and create a stir. When they run to his mother village their arrival is received with scorn, hatred and even violence. Longlisted for International Booker Prize 2023Ī young woman and man from different castes decide to get married in secret for love. ![]() I liked Pyre enough to want to read more by the author, I like his style and I have a feeling he can write much better. I cannot see how he could have been so naïve. The young man comes from a very traditional village but he expects that everything will be alright and after a bit of verbal slap the couple will be accepted with not problem. In addition, I thought the plot a bit unrealistic. The writing was quite simple and matter a fact, which only bothered me when the author evoked the same feelings in a very similar matter. However, I thought he did not go deep enough and the narrative was too repetitive. The violent and narrow sighted way the characters responded to the marriage was painful to read and in that respect the author did a good job. ![]() The subject is very disturbing, the way people in India were divided in castes and were not allowed to mix or to aspire to a different path than the one they were born into. The most vocal critics were the one the young man loved more and hoped to attract on his side. ![]() When they run to his mother village, their arrival is received with scorn, hatred and even violence. In short, the novel is about a young couple from different castes who decide to get married in secret out of love. I liked it but I felt the subject could have been done better. ![]() I’ve let my initial rating sit for a while and I realise that I do not feel as enthusiastic about the novel as I did right after I finished so I will go down to 3*. Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023
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