PRIYA K. NAIR teaches English in St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. She has translated Alpha and Francis Itty Cora into English.
<p>Through the shadowy depths of the 15th Century, emerges the enigmatic life of Francis</p><p>Itty Cora, a pepper merchant with a mesmerizing, scandalous past. A cunning</p><p>businessman, a mathematical genius, a revered god for the mysterious cult, the '18th</p><p>Clan', and a man of uncontrolled sexual desires, Cora bedazzles and befuddles.</p><p>When Xavier Itty Cora, a modern-day descendant and ex US Marine, seeks to uncover</p><p>the secrets of his ancestor's legacy, enlisting the help of Kochi-based scholar and</p><p>sensual priestess Rekha and her friends and lovers, an intricate history shrouded in</p><p>secrecy, myths and reality unveils. As facts and fiction blend, the narrative travels</p><p>between America's war in Iraq to ancient Alexandria and Renaissance Florence,</p><p>weaving a fascinating narrative that provocatively reimagines history.</p><p>With its intricate plot twists and astonishing characters, T.D. Ramakrishnan's Francis</p><p>Itty Cora, a classic in Malayalam literature, is unputdownable and unforgettable.</p>
