MT's fiction, rooted in his village with the river Nila, remains remarkable for its emotional depth and linguistic charm. Perhaps, that’s what makes MT, who turned 90 recently, Kerala’s beloved writer for all ages.
The author asks in his new book: How much of our history is believable? How much of our memory is false? How much of historical truth is invented? Finally, it asks a question of our own contemporary history: does make-believe create its own truth?