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