{"product_id":"life-and-times-of-mr-s-paperback","title":"Life and Times of MR S - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVivek Naryanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Life and Times of Mr S' worked for me like magic. It unsettled my notion of what was real, what possible, and resettled that notion in a strange luminous place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarayanan uses what he sees as singular illusions - class, caste, family, for example - to conjure a \"pluriverse\" of his own, crowded with multiple, often polymorphous identities that, by their very nature, could be illusions too. This recalls the work (and play) of magician-acrobats and Narayanan is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestioning the very nature of reality and the possibility of finding true answers, he pushes at limits, walking a dangerous tightrope. I am dazzled by his dexterity.'-Adil Jussawalla 'This unique and captivating book takes the experiments of G.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. Desani as a starting point and composes a chronicle of living language enacted around the person of Mr S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyric and narrative, parodic and reflective, Vivek Narayanan gives us a work of \"woof-confidence\" rich with mini-disquisitions on desire, guilt, food, caste, malls, etc. It jiggles the hearticles, slugs back the memory jug, and palavers with a laptop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften on the heels of a round of elaborate, ebullient passages, the reader is brought to a complete stop: \"Only in mind's stillness shall the wood apple appear.\" 'Life and Times of Mr S is a brilliant homage to an ever-morphing language and land.' -C. D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivek Narayanan\u003c\/b\u003e's first book of poems, Universal Beach, was published in 2006. His work has been included in several recent anthologies like The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry, The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poetry and Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond. Journals and magazines that have published his poetry, essays and short stories include Poetry Review (UK), Agni, Caravan, Open, Harvard Review and Tehelka. Apart from his published poetry, Narayanan has conducted experiments with technology, physical space, movement, site-specific poetry and audience interaction, through collaborations with other artists. He is co-editor and publisher of the literary organization Almost Island and has worked in Delhi with Sarai-CSDS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50345277194477,"sku":"9789350294093","price":12.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/eIFvnlxEl-9789350294093.webp?v=1785202833","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/life-and-times-of-mr-s-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}