AADAM

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full of interesting stories. looking forward to read this writer's next book.

Adam is a collection of nine short stories in Malayalam. The first story “Adam”, which also lends its name for the book, speaks about the story of four Belgian Malinois, how they are separated after birth and their lives thereafter. “Niryathanai” talks about the sudden death of some and the slow death of some. “Chappathile Kolapathakam” is about a murder – of a friendship and human being over a fact of no concern to either. “Manthrikavaal” explores the state of human mind when faced with death. “Kavyamela” talks about an incident in the remote areas of Tamil Nadu. “Otta” goes through the thoughts in a mind, left alone in a place with nowhere to go. “Vettaikoru Makan” talks about wild meat. “Maoist” talks about the ‘catch me if you can’ game played by two buffaloes. And finally, “Rathrikaaval” talks about a life - long enmity.The highlight of Hareesh’s writing is the rawness in the stories. The reader may feel that the plots are quite predictable and evokes no interest. However, it is the narration which makes them a joy to read. Having read many books in Malayalam I have always been a fan of such stories which narrate our day to day life; events which happen around but with an ingenuity.The author explores death not as a possibility but as a fact. Each of the stories has death as a character. If it is the ultimate fate of the siblings in Adam, it is the death of animals and human beings in Niryathanai. The author essentially looks at death from different perspectives. Chappathile Kolapathakam and Rathrikaval looks at death for no reason whatsoever.Kavyamaala and Vettaikoru Makan do not dwell much on death but they do have traces of it. All the stories are brimming with sarcasm and have a kind of latent humor hidden in them. This is evident in Maoist and Rathrikaaval which makes us sigh, “Oh! The ways of men”. The outlook of human beings when faced with loneliness or death is delved into in Manthrikavaal and Otta.I cannot find anything against the book. It does remind me of writings of masters like Thakazhi and Basheer. Of course, one may find the ends of certain stories not conforming to the storyline leaving a disjoint between the narration and the end. But I felt that is a beauty; letting the reader decide for himself, on the vacuum left. No wonder that it won the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award in 2016.Overall an excellent read; one to chew and digest.