Since the early days of their marriage, however, one dark cloud has hovered over them: they have remained childless. The novel opens a dozen years later, with Kali and Ponna still very much in love, and quite happy as a couple and with the life they've made. Ponna is the sister of Kali's childhood friend, Muthu they married when she was sixteen. The husband and wife at the center of One Part Woman are Kaliyannan (called Kali) and Ponnayi (Ponna). We acknowledge (and remind and warn you) that they may, in fact, be entirely unrepresentative of the actual reviews by any other measure. Similarly the illustrative quotes chosen here are merely those the complete review subjectively believes represent the tenor and judgment of the review as a whole. Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. (.) Murugan’s descriptions of village life are evocative, but the true pleasure of this book lies in his adept explorations of male and female relationships, and in his unmistakable affection for people who find themselves pitted against the world." - Laila Lalami, The New York Times Book Review How far are you willing to go, he asks, in order to belong ? Most people in the village do what’s expected of them (.) As the story unfolds, Kali and Ponna must choose between private satisfaction and public approval.
"For all the commotion it caused, it feels shockingly tame."Murugan’s unsurpassed ability to capture Tamil speech lays bare the complex organism of the society he adeptly portrays (.) Aniruddhan Vasudevan’s idiomatic translation preserves the mood of the original, and serves as a constant linguistic reminder that, as readers in English, we are but visitors to this realistic pre-independence Tamil world." - Meena Kandasamy, The Guardian.
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