{"product_id":"9780994419972","title":"Drenched by the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eDRENCHED BY THE SUN\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eI, who prophesy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eby reading the stars and the wind,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003enow think of that country …\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eexcerpt from poem ‘Green Sun’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \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\u003e \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\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSudhakar is an award-winning poet who writes in English and Malayalam.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \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\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHe has five collections to his credit, \u003cem\u003eEarpam\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDamp\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cem\u003eAvasanathe Kollimeen\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Last Meteor\u003c\/em\u003e) in Malayalam, \u003cem\u003eDrenched by the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e in English, \u003cem\u003eSlicing the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e (a bilingual video) and \u003cem\u003eSyam Sudhakar Kavithaikal\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003ePoems of Syam Sudhakar\u003c\/em\u003e) in Tamil, translated by Yuma Vasuki. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \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":"31556151122","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120322396400,"sku":"9780994419972","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780994419972_p0.jpg?v=1763900360","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994419972","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}