by Kuzhali Manickavel
200 Pages.
Conversations Regarding the Fatalistic Outlook of the Common Man is a collection of 40 dialogues that melds the classical philosophical tradition of Plato and Socrates with the anarchic freedom of a mid-1990s chat room, and tops it all off with a dash of Senthil-Goundamani comedy. Not really, but anyway.
In this book Kuzhali Manickavel interviews children on the subject of ghosts, shoeracks, and gender-neutral pronouns. She speaks to adults about Hindi imposition, hipster racism, and iskisk deospray. She chats with Niira Radia about banana cabinets. She pesters anyone who will listen about Bollywood movie tropes and babies raining from the sky. Puzzles are posed, hypocrisies exposed, awesome bargaining strategies disclosed. Come listen.
Also available in Print.
Also available in the USA & UK.
About the author
Kuzhali Manickavel was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and currently lives in Bangalore. You can find out more at www.kuzhalimanickavel.com
Other works by Kuzhali Manickavel
Things We Found During the Autopsy
Insects Are Just Like You and Me Except Some of Them Have Wings
How to Love Mathematical Objects
The Lucy Temerlin Institute for Broken Shapeshifters Guide to Starving Boys
Eating Sugar, Telling Lies [eBook single]
It's My Passion. It's My Style. OK?
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