Winner of Atta Galata Award for Best Fiction 2024Winner of Crossword Book Award Best Fiction 2024About the Book A COMPELLINGLY IMAGINED, TIGHTPACED STORY OF SPIRALLING RUMOURS AND MASS HYSTERIA.In the foothills of the Western Ghats, the village of Vaiga is enduring the worst storm it has seen in decades: ceaseless rain, fallen trees, flooded river, severe power cuts But another, more insidious storm is brewing beneath the surface.
It begins as a rumour of an illicit affaira rumour that brings Saud and his sons to Vaiga in search of Burhan.
The rumour soon takes on a life of its own, fuelled by feverish Whats App messages.
In the ensuing chaos, as Vaiga erupts into violence and a mob takes to the street, baying for blood.Tautly written and vividly imagined, Chronicle of an Hour and a Half is an engrossing, unsettling read.About the Author Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari lives in a small town called Areekode, near Calicut, Kerala.
This is his first novel.
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