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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:57:30 +0800
Subject: The First Paper-back Cheap Edition in Tamil
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Dear Friends,
Before we kamOsh for the next two days , here is
a treat for you.
This is the first paper-back cheap edition to have
been published in Tamil.
The book contained two novels:
1.Pirathaaba Mudhaliyaar Chariththiram
2.KamalaambaaL Chariththiram
The 1st novel was at the front.
You have to turn the book back and upside down.
Then you will be opening the 2nd novel.
It was priced at Rupee 1-00 only.
The fronticepiece says 'the first novel to be written in
Tamil'. Thats what it says. I did'nt say it. Those who are spoiling
for a fight, don't pick on me. I did'nt say that. I am repeating it
twice because some of you don't read other people's mails
properly and simply hip-shoot.
The cover has been torn and lost for more than
40 years.
I bought it as a school boy in Penang with my
pocket-money. The Malayan price was $2-00. At that time,
1 Rupee was equivalent to $0-64(64 cents). I stamped my
initials on the book with a home-made rubber-stamp. Actually
the 'rubber-stamp' was not made of rubber. It was made of
card-board. The stamping ink was also home-made. Indian Ink
mixed with paraffin or something like that. I forgot what I made
it with.
The book was kept stashed away in our house
in Penang when I left for Medicine.
About 12 years ago, I looked for it and took it with
me. Three years later, the house burned down and every other
hundreds of books belonging to my father, my two brothers and me,
went up in smoke. One of them was 'KarNaamirdha Saagaram' by
Abirahaam Pandithar of Tanjaavuur.
This book is but a remnant of that vast old valuable
collection. But my collection of Na.Cii.Kandhiah Pillai's works
has disappeared. Can't get them nowadays.
http://www.geocities.com/visva.geo/piradhaaba_mudhaliyaar2.jpg
Will be filling in the write-up and repost later.
Regards
JayBee
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