{"product_id":"the-muddy-river","title":"The Muddy River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Muddy River\u003c\/strong\u003e by P.A. Krishnan is a darkly comic novel about truth, corruption, politics and the uncertain relationship between real events and the stories people tell about them. It follows Ramesh Chandran, a bureaucrat drawn into Assamese politics and public-sector corruption while trying to rescue an engineer kidnapped by militants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Chandran navigates the crisis, he encounters people with conflicting loyalties and motivations, including the engineer’s determined wife, a cynical police officer, a Gandhian and Anupama, an engineer caught between professional integrity and her attachment to Assam. Meanwhile, Chandran turns these experiences into a novel of his own while confronting the unresolved pain of his marriage after the death of his only child.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe novel unfolds through Chandran’s attempts to understand both the political circumstances around him and the people involved. His journey through kidnapping, political manoeuvring and corruption raises questions about how individuals interpret events and whether anyone can fully understand another person’s motives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorytelling becomes central to the novel as Chandran transforms his experiences into fiction. His account of events is repeatedly questioned by the relationships surrounding him, particularly his marriage to Sukanya. The distinction between what happened and how it is narrated becomes increasingly uncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of Assam, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Muddy River\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together political intrigue, personal grief and questions about truth. Its layered narrative keeps the reader questioning the perspectives of both the storyteller and the people whose lives he attempts to represent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRamesh Chandran’s involvement in an engineer’s kidnapping\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssamese politics and public-sector corruption\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConflicting perspectives on truth and personal motivation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA police officer, Gandhian and engineer caught within the unfolding events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnupama’s struggle between professional integrity and her love for Assam\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChandran’s attempt to transform experience into a novel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe impact of personal grief on Chandran’s marriage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe blurred boundary between storyteller, story and truth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders who enjoy literary fiction with political themes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders interested in stories about corruption and political intrigue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders who enjoy complex narratives about truth and storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders drawn to darkly comic and psychologically layered fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Muddy River\u003c\/strong\u003e combines political intrigue, personal loss and questions about storytelling into a layered novel about how truth is understood and represented. P.A. Krishnan uses Ramesh Chandran’s experiences to explore corruption, conflicting motivations and the uneasy boundary between the person who lives a story and the person who tells it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P. A. Krishnan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54554061766931,"sku":"BY36.828","price":470.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4494\/6707\/files\/TheMuddyRiver_1.webp?v=1786425357","url":"https:\/\/booksandyou.in\/products\/the-muddy-river","provider":"Books and You","version":"1.0","type":"link"}