<p>Kamala, a beautiful, self-possessed and fiercely independent widow, comes to</p><p>a village, where she has been given a job on compassionate grounds, with her</p><p>two daughters. She meets the narrator for the first time at a phone booth, and</p><p>almost immediately, becomes the object of his lonely, consuming passion. He's</p><p>a drifter, educated but jobless, low on self-esteem, and his love will become a</p><p>derangement. He will seek debasement, he will rage and inflict violence, and</p><p>eventually set in motion a desperate plan that might destroy both Kamala and</p><p>him.</p><p>Translated with brilliant skill from the Tamil original-En Kathe-this is a</p><p>compelling and unsettling study of obsession. It is an unforgettable work by</p><p>one of India's finest and most powerful writers.</p>