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008			120823s2012 ii 000 1 eng d
010			_a 2012339467
020			_a9780143416333
020			_a0143416332
025			_aI-E-2012-339467; 25
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn807987684
035			_a(OCoLC)807987684
037			_aLibrary of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
040			_aDGU _cDGU _dOCLCO _dSINTU _dDKAGE _dYDXCP _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aMLCS 2012/01554 (P) _aPL4718.9.B3485
082	0	4	_a894.81263 _bBEN/G
090			_aPL4718.9.B3485 _bG573
100			_aBenyamin _d1971- _96438
240	1	0	_aĀṭujīvitaṃ. _lEnglish
245	1	0	_aGoat days / _cBenyamin ; translated from the Malayalam by Joseph Koyippally.
264		1	_aNew Delhi : _bPenguin Books, _c2012.
300			_a255 pages ; _c20 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aTranslation of: Aadu jeevitham.
500			_aWinner of the Kerala Literary Academy Award in 2009.
520	8		_a"Najeeb's dearest wish is to work in the Gulf and earn enough money to send back home. He achieves his dream only to be propelled by a series of incidents, grim and absurd, into a slave-like existence herding goats in the middle of the Saudi desert. Memories of the lush, verdant landscape of his village and his loving family haunt Najeeb, whose only solace is the companionship of goats. In the end, the lonely young man contrives a hazardous scheme to escape his desert prison. 'Goat Days' was published to aclaim in Malayalam and became a bestseller. One of the brilliant new talents of Malayalam literature, Benyamin's wry and tender telling transforms this strange and bitter comedy of Najeeb's life in the desert into a universal tale of loneliness and alienation"--Publisher's description, back cover.
650		0	_aEnslaved persons _vFiction.
650		0	_aHuman rights _zSaudi Arabia _vFiction.
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