A Wedding in Washington: A Novel

Tamil Writer SaviS Hilarious Masterpiece, Washington Thirumanam, Which Has Had Readers In Splits For Over Fifty Years, Is {Now} Available In English, Thanks To Ms Nandini VijayaraghavanS Delectable And FastPaced Translation Of The Book. Did I Say Translation? No, I Meant Transcreation. The New Generation Of Tamils, Who Can Only Speak The Langauge But Not Read Fluently, Will Find This Wild Fantasy A Treat That Can Be Savoured Time And Agian. Nandini Has Endeavoured To Preserve The Flavour Of The Original Novel, Which Is Embellished With Apt Puns And Funny Situations That Are Out Of This World. (Late P.S. Ranganathan).......................... What Could Be A Better Way For An American Couple To Experience A TamBram Wedding Than To Import The Whole Entourage Over To The Middle Of Washington? Originally Written In The 1960S, SaviS Work Was Inspired By Walt Disney ProductionS The AbsentMinded Professor. He Wondered If Such A Hilariously Exaggerated Story In Tamil Would Be Appreciated By The Audience Just As Much. Nandini Has Translated This Jewel, First Serialised In The Tamil Magazine Ananda Vikatan And Subsequently Published As A Novella, For Readers Of English. Her Recreation Of Scenes From The Original Has An Authentic Ring And She Has Been Successful In Preserving Its Piquant Humour... Smabandhi Sandai Is Replete With Misconcenptions And Confessions, Adding To The Mirth And Lughter. The Authentic Illustrations By Gopulu Have Given The Book A Warm Feeling. (Shana Susan Ninan, Literary Critic)