Lit in Translation

காவல் கோட்டம்

Kaval Kottam

“The Guard Fort” (title translated by AI)

Su. Venkatesan (சு. வெங்கடேசன், born 1970)

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Set mostly in Thadhanur, a village near Madurai, the novel follows the Kallar community from the time of the Nayak kings into the early 20th century, as they fight and come to terms with the Telugu Nayak rulers. Woven through it is a history of Madurai itself, from 1310 to 1910.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Genres
Historical (assigned by AI)
Set in
India, 1310–1910
First published
2008 by Tamizhini
Author's age
38 when first published
ISBN

9788187641889 (original)

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