{"product_id":"9780994419965","title":"Drenched by the Sun","description":"DRENCHED BY THE SUN\u003cp\u003eI, who prophesy by reading the stars and the wind,\u003cbr\u003enow think of that country ...\u003cbr\u003e- excerpt from poem 'Green Sun'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSyam Sudhakar 'has an eye for the strange and the uncanny and a way of building translucent metaphors,' according to leading South Indian poet, K. Satchidanandan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSudhakar's poetry draws on his cultural roots in Kerala as well as the splendor of its natural habitat. Palms, green paddy fields, mountain country, tropical downpours, the sun, the sea, shooting stars and even an enchantress all make their appearance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSudhakar is an award-winning poet who writes in English and Malayalam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1983 at Vadanamkurussi village, he was educated in Thrissur and Chennai. He has been widely published and has performed readings at home and abroad, with poems translated into Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, Manipuri, French and Danish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has five collections to his credit, Earpam (Damp) and Avasanathe Kollimeen (The Last Meteor) in Malayalam, Drenched by the Sun in English, Slicing the Moon (a bilingual video) and Syam Sudhakar Kavithaikal (Poems of Syam Sudhakar) in Tamil, translated by Yuma Vasuki. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter completing his Doctorate in English Literature at the University of Madras, Syam Sudhakar is currently based in Kerala, teaching and researching South Indian poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sydney school of arts and humanities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086924484848,"sku":"9780994419965","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994419965","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}