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020			_a9781803092324
082			_aFiction SIN-A
100			_aSinha, Arunava
245			_aMahasweta Devi : _bthe murderer's mother translated by _cArunava Sinha
260			_aIndia _bSeagull Books _c2023
300			_a248p.
500			_aThe Murderer’s Mother takes readers to the late 1970s in the Indian state of West Bengal, where the Communist Party–led Left Front has just been voted into power. It tells the story of Tapan, who has been installed as a gang leader by the most powerful man in the locality in order to kill “unwanted obstacles,” which he does, one after another. Tapan knows there is no other way he can earn a living, but at the same time, he is desperate to protect his family. He tries to stop petty crime and assaults on women, even as he protects his patron’s interests. Through the dissonance, he becomes both a feared and revered figure, but his patron’s game becomes clear: now the murderer, too, must be eliminated.
650			_aFiction
650			_aThriller Fiction
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