
vaaks wings (noval)

jonathan raban ezhuthiya randaamathe novalaanu vaaks wings 2003.
novalinekkurichulla ashayangal.
hunding misttar hart break" enna thante american rooad trippinte avasaanathoduthu siyaattil adisthaanamaakkiyulla oru noval enna ashayathe kurichu raban chinthikkunnu. thadaaka yooniyanil kappal yaatra cheyyumbol, oru novalinaayi kalikkumbol voon suu rii enna kathaapaathram kandupidikkunna rainbird enna saangalppika ezhuthukaaranaayi addeham svayam chithreekarikkunnu. voon suu reyy "mezhukuvasangalil" kozhiyayi prathyakshappedunnu
mazhappakshiykk voon sooyil thaalpparyamundaayirunnu. addehathinte mukham oru reef-nottu oof bunched pesiyaayirikkum. avante roshakulamaaya kaikal thakarnnupoya thante vidavukal niraykkum, eph.oo.bii. american engleesh. kadinaraaya aalukal kaikal shakthippeduthaan upayogikkunna tharatthilulla urukk neeruravu poleyaayirikkum avante shareeram. voon suu daarunamaaya aakramanathinte oru srishtiyaayirikkum. (pii. 361)
toom jainwayude makanodulla maathaapithaakkalude sneham, internettu kuthippinte kumilakal, kathaapaathrangalude thettaaya identittikal ennivayaanu novaliloode kadannupokunna pradhana prameyangal. ammayumaayi telephonil samsaarikkumbozhellaam abodhaavasthayil sakthamaaya oru hangarian uchaaranathilekku madangivarunnathinaal jainway thanne swantham britiish swathuathekkurichu aashayakkuzhappathilaakunnu. athupole, bhaarya addehathe oru academic bookwormaayi thettidharikkunnu, addeham thante victorian saahithyathekkurich chinthikkumbol yaadhaarthyavumaayi sanbarkkam pularthunnilla, athesamayam vaasthavathil amithamaya internet samrambhangalude thakarcha addeham munkootty kaanunnu, koodaathe bethinte internet kambani booas steevu litvinophineyum bharya "njangalude paraspara suhruthu" enna dickensinte brash mister aandu miss veneeringumaayi thaarathamyam cheiyunnu. slogiloode nadakkunna samayat toom thante novalinekkurichu chinthikkumbol oru kutty thattikkondupokunnayal ennu thettidharikkappedunnu. yuvu creative raitting prograamilekku panam sambhavana cheyyaan thaalpparyamulla oru sakthamaaya anthaaraashtra bisinasukaranaaya shivare, ennaal vaasthavathil addeham oru thattippukaaranaanennu thelinjittundu-orupakshe saahithyathodulla aaveshamulla chila joliyillaatha silikkan prograamar. hailey thattikkondupokal kesinte dittakteevaaya pooll nagel, ozhivusamayangalil thaan oru thirakkathaakruthaanennu tominode velippeduthumbol addeham prathyakshappedunnathra kadinanaaya detective allah. amerikkayil thante sambathu sambaadikkaan sramikkunna kadinamaaya mookkukalulla chainees kudiyettakkaaranaaya chikkan polum, oru cheria pattikutty finninu nalkukayum "chilarkk athu eshtappedunnu" enna chithratthile jacq lemmaninte veshathil pottichirichukondu chirikkukayum cheyyumbol thante mriduvaaya vasham velippeduthunnu.
thalakkett.
jonathan raban enna peru oru tharam paksiye soochippikkunnu.
venalkkaalath praanikaleyum shaithyakaalath sarasafalangaleyum aashrayich jeevikkunna, europilum vadakke amerikkayilum udaneelam kudiyerunna, aakarshakavum koottaayathumaaya pakshikalaanu mezhukuthirikal. eee pusthakatthile avarude eaka roopam avasaanathil varunnu, oru aattinkoottam thante poonthottatthilekku pettennu erangunnathu toom janway valareyadhikam aaveshabharithanaakkunnu. avan thante ilaya makan finnine polum vannu kaanaan vilikkunnu. phiin aprasakthanaan. "enikku ippol oru kukki edukkaamo?"avan chodikkunnu, achhan oru pakshi pusthakathinaayi athumbol. rangam avasaanikkumbol novalum angane thanne.
oru abhimukhathil raban thanne thalakkettinekkurichum thante prameyathodulla prasakthiyekkurichum samsaarikkunnu
"... yadhaarthathil pakshikalude perilaanu eee pusthakam ariyappedunnathu... avaa kaanaan aakarshakamaan. avar oru valia aattinkoottathil oru berry maratthil erangi maram azhichupokunnathuvare svayam kuzhikkunnu. avaril chilar sarasafalangal kudichu marangalil ninnu veezhukayum parakkaan kazhiyaathathra bharamullavaraayi maarukayum cheiyunnu. avar purakil kidakkunnathum avarude cheria manassil ninnu kaalukal vaayuvil chalikkunnathum ningal kaanunnu. pinne pettennu aattinkoottam veendum koodikkalarnnu adutha maram kollayadikkaan neengunnu. 
ithu, njaan karuthi, miniyecharil padinjaarinte vaasasthalamaanu... dott coom prasthaanatthil aalukal siyaattilumaayi enthaanu cheiyunnathennu oru saadrushyamaayi ithu thikanjathaayi thonni eee pakshikal, swarnna thirakkil ninnu swarnna thirakkil ninnu kudiyerunnu, uyarathil athunnu, maratthil ninnu veezhunnu, kaalukal chalippikkunnu, ezhunnelkkunnu, munnott pookunnu."
srothassukal.
"vaaks wings", jonathan raban, 

