{"product_id":"anti-clock-paperback","title":"Anti-Clock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eV. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMinisthy S\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHendri, a coffin maker, has one goal in life: to see the dead body of his nemesis Satan Loppo being lowered into the coffin he has painstakingly carved. For it was Loppo who defiled his beloved Beatrice, and let loose his hellhound Hitler upon Hendri, giving him a permanent limp. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From inside his coffin shop, Hendri watches the world go by even as he prepares to deliver justice upon Loppo. He is confronted by the son of his best friend becoming enamored with Loppo's wealth, Loppo's evil designs towards the hills of Aadi Nadu, and his own Christian guilt that regularly comes to haunt him. Then he meets Pundit, a 112-year-old watchmaker who was part of Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army and is building an 'Anti-Clock', which can turn back time. When Loppo too hears of the Anti-Clock and desires to possess it, the inevitable battle becomes a reality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV.J. James (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e V.J. James writes in Malayalam. Born and brought up in Changanacherry, Kerala, he currently resides in Thiruvananthapuram. An engineer by profession, he worked at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. His debut novel \u003ci\u003ePurappadinte Pusthakam\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the DC Silver Jubilee Award (1999), Malayattoor Prize and Rotary Literary Award. Other awards include the O.V Vijayan Award and Thikkurissi Award for \u003ci\u003eAnti-Clock\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Thoppil Ravi Award, Kerala Bhasha Institute Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Basheer Puraskaram and Vayalar Award for \u003ci\u003eNireeshwaran\u003c\/i\u003e. The English translation of \u003ci\u003eChorashasthram \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize. The Malayalam film \u003ci\u003eMunthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol\u003c\/i\u003e starring Mohanlal and Meena is an adaptation of his short story \u003ci\u003ePranayopanishath\u003c\/i\u003e. Along with six short story collections, his major works include \u003ci\u003ePurappadinte Pusthakam \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), \u003ci\u003eChorashasthram \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), \u003ci\u003eDathapaharam \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eLeyka\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eOttakkaalan Kakka \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), \u003ci\u003eNireeshwaran\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eAnti-Clock\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinisthy S. (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ministhy S. is an IAS officer working in the Uttar Pradesh cadre. She translates between three languages: English, Malayalam and Hindi. Her translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Poison of Love\u003c\/i\u003e by Malayalam novelist K.R. Meera was longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017 and \u003ci\u003eThe Unseeing Idol of Light\u003c\/i\u003e by the same author shortlisted for the Crossword Book Jury Awards in 2018. She has further translated \u003ci\u003eSundar Kanda\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKishkindha Kanda\u003c\/i\u003e from Awadhi to English, and the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eMy Home, After Me\u003c\/i\u003e by Agneya from the Hindi and \u003ci\u003eThe Heaviness of the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e by Veerankutty from the Malayalam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697122283583,"sku":"9780143457718","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3479526702228c6fea803da58ef87277.webp?v=1765008537","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/anti-clock-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}