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Poonachi

Or the Story of a Black Goat

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Poonachi

Written by: Perumal Murugan, Kalyan Raman - translator
Narrated by: Subhav Kher
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Through a seeming act of providence, an old couple receives a day-old female goat kid as a gift from the cosmos. Thus begins the story of Poonachi, the little orphan goat.

As you follow her story from forest to habitation, independence to motherhood, you recognise in its significant moments the depth and magnitude of your own fears and longings, fuelled by the instinct for survival that animates all life. Masterly and nuanced, Perumal Murugan’s tale forces us reflect on our own responses to hierarchy and ownership, selflessness and appetite, love and desire, living and dying.

Poonachi is the story of a goat who carries the burden of being different all her life, of a she-goat who survives against the odds. It is equally an expression of solidarity with the animal world and the female condition. The tale is also a commentary on our times, on the choices we make as a society and a nation, and the increasing vulnerability of individuals, particularly writers and artists, who resist when they are pressed to submit.

©2016 Original Copyright: Perumal Murugan 2016 Translation Copyright: N Kalyan Raman 2016 (P)2019 Audible, Inc. Animals Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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this is the first time I am reading a story by perumal murugan. suffice to stay I will be picking up many more books of his. narrator was awesome!

perumal murugan was awesome

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Beautiful story, passed like a breeze, thanks also to the great narration. Strong characters, too, especially the old woman caretaker. Do give it a listen.

A story for the ages

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if you liked George Orwell's Animal farm then you will definitely love this book , I think this genre is not very popular , and thus very few writers makes an effort in it . I liked how Murugan showed the feelings of human through poonachi .
hats off to Subhav kher , his narration was great , his goat voice was very funny though .

Short and Sweet

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Its and amazing listen. Great experience. Got a book of this to my mom to read.

Nice

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Absolutely phenomenal. Perumal Murugan has weaved an utterly moving, stirring story. I only wish they had gotten a narrator who could pronounce the words or names properly. The man absolutely butchered the pronunciations. I'm astonished that they couldn't even hire a language supervisor to ensure something as basic as that. Having said that, his performance was pretty good, he captured the emotions well. If you're not a South Indian, you probably won't find the terrible accents and pronunciations as jarring.

Incredible story, mediocre narration

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