ardharaathri kauboy (noval)

jaims lioo herlihi 1965 ll ezhuthiya oru novalaanu midnite kauboy, athu texas muthal newyork sitti vareyulla nishkalankanaaya texon joou bakkinte odeesiye vivarikkunnu, avide sambannaraaya sthreekale sevikkunna oru purusha vesyayaakaanulla thante swapnam saakshaathkarikkaan addeham padhathiyidunnu.
plott.
newyork nagaratthile laingika vishappulla sambannaraaya sthreekalkku oru thirakkupidikkunna sthriyaakaanulla thante swapnathe pinthudarnnu, hyoosttan vittu kizhakode thante bhagyam thedunna gigolo joou buck ennayaal enna pusthakathodeyaanu pusthakam aarambhikkunnath. mandabudhiyum nishkalankanum ennaal pothinjavanum sundariyumaaya joou kazhinja rund varshamaayi oru kauboy vyakthithvam valarthiyedukkunnathinum oru puthiya kauboy alamaaraykkaayi thante pathrangal kazhukunnathinulla vethanam labhikkunnathinum chelavazhichu.
eee ghattathilekku nayicha addehathinte jeevithathile sambhavangal pusthakam vivarikkunnu. vivaahabandhathil ninnu janicha joye 7-aamm vayassil amma upekshikkunnu. albukkarkkil thante aavasyangal paripaalikkunna, ennaal ananthamaaya oru koottukaare anukoolichu vaikaarikamaayi avaganikkunna, thante muthasshiyaaya saali buck, oru sundariyaaya hairdressoraanu avane valarthunnathu. aaa kaamukanmaril oralaaya kauboy woodsy niles, joyk oru pithaavinodulla ettavum adutha kaaryamaan, pakshe saliyumaayulla bandham avasaanichukazhinjaal avanum joyude jeevithathil ninnu ennennekkumaayi purathupokunnu. joou aazhathil otappettathum eakaanthathayode valarukayum, mattullavarumayi engane bandham sthaapikkanamennu ariyaathe aagrahikkukayum cheiyunnu.
joyk 17 vayassullappol, oru sinima thiyettar storroomil oru samayam aarr aankuttikale pathivayi edukkunna anaestasia pratinode addehathinu thante kanyakaathvam nashtappedunnu, oro ankuttiyum kshamayode thante oozhathinaayi kaathirikkunnu. aval laingikabandhathil earppedunnathu aaswadikkunna aadyathe aankuttiyaanu joou, ithu oru rahasya bandhatthilekku nayikkunnu, athu mattu aankuttikalil oraal asooyaavaham moolam aaniyude pithaavine avalude laingika pravarthanangalekkurichu ariyikkumbol thakarunnu. aanii athivegam sthaapanavalkkarikkappedum joyude pankaalitthatthe chuttipattiyulla anishtakaramaaya kimvadanthikal addehathe niraashappeduthukayum anyavalkarikkukayum cheiyunnu. 
thudarnnulla varshangalil, avarude sauhrudam urappakkaamenna pratheekshayil purushanmarumaayum sthreekalumaayum idaykkide hraswa laingikabandhangal nadathunnu, pakshe avarkk avante shareerathil maathrame thaalpparyamulloo. thozhilillaaymayum sauhrudavum nishkriyanumaaya addeham thante irupathukalilekku lakshyamillathe neengunnu, ippozhum muthasshiyodoppam jeevikkukayum pinthunaykkukayum cheiyunnu.
23-aamm vayassil joou american sainyathil cherkkappedunnu. jeevithathil aadyamaayi addeham sauhrudavum sweekaaryathayum kandethunnu, allathe poornnamaaya souhrudamalla. nirbhagyavashaal, joyude enlistmentinte avasaanathode oru kuthirappanthaya apakadatthil saali buck marikkunnu. thante jeevithathile eaka yadhaartha manushyabandham nashtappettathode ayalkku oru nadiviewham thakararilakunnu.
sainyathil ninnu discharge cheyyappedukayum, aswasthanaakukayum, dukhathaal dahikkukayum cheytha joou albookerk vittu hoostanilekku pookaan theerumaanikkunnu. avide, addeham perry enna praadeshika purusha haslarude shradha aakarshikkunnu. oru nalla puthiya suhruthu avane shradhikkunnathil joyude lalithamaaya santhosham laingika aakarshanathinte prathifalamaayi perry thettayi vyaakhyaanikkunnu. perry joye oru hotel muriyilekku kondupookukayum avanu aadyamaayi marijuwana nalkukayum laingikabandham aarambikkaan sramikkukayum cheiyunnu. pakaram, mayakkumarunnu joye oru asthithwa prathisandhikk vidheyanaakkunnu, thante ellah aavasyangalum niravettaan oru sundariyaaya bhaarya venamenna thante aagrahathekkurichu avan karayunnu.
deshyappetta oru perry joye oru vichitramaaya madavum avalude laingikamaayi vyathichalicha makan nadathunna oru tex-meks veshyaalayathilekku kondupookunnu. souhrudathinte eee prathyakshamaaya aamgyathil joou aaveshabharithanaanu, ennirunnaalum perry nayikkappettathinte shikshayaayi yaatra uddeshikkunnuvennu soochippikkunnu. joou oru veshyayumaayi aardravum uthsaahabharithavumaaya laingikabandhathil earppedumbol, mattullavar oru maranjirikkunna muriyiloode thanne chaarappani cheiyunnuvennu ayaal pidikkunnu. avan periye akramikkunnu, pakshe pinneedu maadaminte makan avane akramikkukayum balaalsangam cheyyukayum cheiyunnu.
aakramanavum periyude vanjanayum joye aazhathil vedanippikkunnu. veshyaalayathile maadam nadatthiya oru abhipraayathil ninnu prachodanam ulkkond thante ellah kopavum svayam punarnirmmikkaanum oru lakshyathil shradha kendreekarikkaanum addeham theerumaanikkunnu avan oru thirakkupidicha kauboyaayi maarukayum newyork nagaratthil thante bhagyam thedukayum cheyyum, avide kaathirikkunna laingika pattini neridunna samoohathile sthreekale sevikkunnu. 
joou buck basil newyorkkil athukayum oru hotelil check inn cheyyukayum cheiyunnu. thudakkathil parajayappetta addeham oru madhyavayaskayaya sthriye avarude adambara paarkk avanyoo appaartmentil kidathaan anuvadikkunnu. ennaal ettumuttal moshamaayi avasaanikkunnu panam aavashyappedumbol aval apamaanikkappedunnathin sesham avan "avalude" panam nalkunnu. avalude phoon sambhaashanangaliloode kaas svayam oru uyarnna nilavaaramulla kooll penkuttiyaanennu soochippikkunnu.
pinneedu oru barylvechu, joou oru amgavaikalyamulla yuva thattippukaranaaya enrico salvattor "raatso" rizo kandumuttunnu, avan thanne oru pimpinu parichayappedutthiyathinu 20 dollar edukkunnu. aaa manushyan yadhaarthathil oru mathabhraanthanaannu kandethiya sesham, joou raatsoye pinthudarnnu oodippookunnu, pakshe avane kandethaan kazhiyilla. joou thante divasangal nagaratthil alanjuthiriyukayum thante hotelil irikkukayum cheiyunnu. taamasiyaathe takarnna avane hotel muriyil ninnu poottukayum avante mikka vasthukkalum pidichedukkukayum cheiyunnu.
thante saadhanangal thirike labhikkaan panatthinaayi aakaamkshayode, 42-aamm theruvil purusha idapaadukaarodu abhyarthikkaan joou shramikkunnu. ayalkku oru yuvaavil ninnu ooral sex labhikkunnu, pakshe aaa yuvaavinte kayyil panamillennu aaa pravrithikku sesham ayaal manassilakkunnu. joou avane bheeshanippeduthukayum vaachu aavasyappedukayum cheiyunnu, pakshe oduvil avane parikkukalillaathe pookaan anuvadikkunnu. 
joou bhavanarahithanaayum aazhchakalolam poornnamaayum ottaykkumaayi alanjuthiriyunnu, oru bhakshanashalayil raatsoye aakasmikamaayi kaanunnathuvare. ore samayam parichithamaaya oru mukham kandu valareyadhikam santhoshikkukayum vanjikkappettathil deshyappedukayum cheytha joou deshyathode avane elakkividunnu. raatsoyude pokkattil kurachu mattangal maathrame ulloovenkilum thaan irikkunna kuttaaropitha appaartment joyumaayi pankidaan addeham vaagdaanam cheiyunnu. joou vimukhathayode thante vaagdaanam sweekarikkunnu. 
iruvarum orumichu oru cheria nilanilpp srishtikkukayum avarude nilanilppinaayi fund swaroopikkunnathinaayi vividha padhathikalkkaayi avarude divasangal chelavazhikkukayum cheiyunnu. avarude mosham saahacharyangalkkidayilum, joou ennathekkaalum santhushtanaayi svayam kandethunnu, kaaranam raatsoyil addeham ellaayppozhum aagrahicha sauhrudavum koottukettum kandethi. jeevitam ellaayppozhum eluppavum ningalude ellah aavasyangalum niravettunnathumaaya oru manoharamaaya parudeesayaaya floridayilekku pookaanulla thante swapnathekkurichu raatso joyodu parayunnu. kaalam kadannupokukayum raatsoyude aarogyam vashalaakukayum cheiyunnu. 
oru divasam, joye oru jodi bohemian sahodarangalaaya hansel grettal mccalbertson scout cheyyukayum oru warhole-escue loopht partic kshanam nalkukayum cheiyunnu. joyum raatsoyum pankedukkunnu. joou avanu nalkunna oru gulika grittalil ninnu uyarnnuvarikayum oru soshyalaitinoppam party vidukayum cheiyunnu, avan oru purusha hazlerinoppam ratri chelavazhikkunnathinte puthumaykku 20 dollar nalkaan sammathikkunnu. rogiyaaya oru eliyaanu padikalil ninnu veezhunnathu, swantham vazhikk veettilekku pookunnu. athesamayam, kidakkayil prakadanam nadatthaan kazhiyaathathil joou paribraanthanaakunnu, pakshe newyork nagaratthile sheenithamaaya anubhavangalekkurichu chinthicha sesham addeham soshyalaitinodu vanyavum asamskrithavum akramasakthavumaaya sneham srishtikkunnathil vijayikkunnu.
puthiya soxukalum raatsoykkulla marunum vahichukondu joou avarude phlait flushilake vijayathode madangunnu. nadakkaanulla kazhivu nashtappettathinaal avan kidakkayilum paniyilum kidakkunnu. thante suhruthu marikkukayaanennu mangiya bodhathode, athe ratri thanne avare floridayilekku kondupokaan pookunnuvennu joou prakhyaapikkunnu. 
oru amusement arcadil joou oru madhyavayaskane edukkunnu. aaa manushyan joye thante hotel muriyilekku thirike kondupookukayum aaa edapaadil ninnu pinmaarunnathinumbu maduppode samsaarich vaikunneram muzhuvan paazhaakkukayum cheiyunnu. niraasanaaya joou avane kollayadikkukayum sahaayathinaayi phoon cheyyaan shramikkumbol krooramaayi adikkukayum cheiyunnu. aaa panam upayogichu buzz ticket vaangukayum taanum raatsoyum floridayilekkulla adutha basil kayatti vekkukayum cheiyunnu. 
joou thirakkupidikkunnathu nirthaan theerumaanikkukayum floridayil oru sthiram jolie nedaan padhathiyidunnathaayi raatsoyodu parayukayum cheiyunnu. thante thanne athbhuthathinaayi, avar randupereyum paripaalikkaanaan thaan uddeshikkunnathennu addeham raatsoykku vaagdaanam nalkunnu. joou thante yathrayeyum puthuthayi kandethiya pakwathayeyum kurichu kriyaathmakamaayi prathifalippikkunnu. 
neenda buzz yaathraykkide raatsoyude aarogyam vashalaakunnu. avan achanchalan oduvil prathikarikkaathavanumaayi maarunnu. joou oru vishramasthalathu raatsoykkum tanikkum puthiya vasthrangal vaangukayum thante kauboy vasthram upekshikkukayum cheiyunnu. avide athunnathinu thottumunbu, raatso marichathaayi joou unarnnu. 
avan athbhuthappedaathe bhaaviyilekkulla utharavaadithamulla padhathikal thudarnnum aasoothranam cheiyunnu eliye shariyaayi kuzhichiduka, shavasamskaarathinum thalakkallinum panam nalkaan oru jolie kandethuka. driver joyodu onnum cheyyaanillennu parayukayum miyaamiyilekk thudarukayum raatsoyude annukal adaykkaan joyodu aavasyappedukayum cheiyunnu. orikkal koodi eee lokathil thanichaaya joou avarude yaathrayude avasaanathe eathaanum mailukal thante marichupoya suhruthine chuttippidichu irikkunnu.
poruthappedutthalukal.
1969ll dasttin hofmann raatso enna kathaapaathratheyum joonn voyitt joou enna kathaapaathratheyum avatharippichu "midnite kauboy" enna sinimayaayi eee noval nirmikkappettu. aadya pakuthiyile sambhavangal churukkukayo flashbaakkukalaayi hrasvamaayi kaanukayo cheythukondu pusthakatthinte randaam pakuthiye chithram chithreekarichu.
joonn schlessinger samvidaanam cheytha eee chithram valdo salt ezhuthiyathu vaanijyaparamaayum niroopakaparamaayum vijayakaramaayirunnu. 42-aamath akkadami awardil mikacha chithrathinulla akkadami award mikacha samvidaayakanulla akkadami award mikacha rachanaykkulla akkadami award (adapted screenplay) eee chithram nedi. hofman voyittum mikacha nadanulla akkadami awardinu naamanirddesham cheyyappettuvenkilum "yadhaartha grittil" joonn veyninodu parajayappettu."kaas enna kathaapaathrathe avatharippichathinu sylvia mailsinu mikacha sahanadikkulla naamanirddeshavum labhichu.
eakaanthathayude paryaveshanamaayaanu chithratthinte mahathaaya vijayam schlessinger vishadeekarichathu.
2016ll chikkagoyile life line thiyettaril christopher emm samvidaanam cheytha kriss heinsworthinte novalinte oru steju adaptation puratthirangi. walsh.
2021-ll, pathrapravartthakanaaya glen frankel "shooting midnite kauboy art, sex, loniliness, liberation aandu dhii making oof eiii dark classic" prasidheekarichu, ithu chithratthinte nirmmaanathekkurichulla oru noonn-fiction vivaranamaan, ithu ezhuthukaaranaaya jaims lioo herlihiyude aazhathilulla paryaveshanavum uravida novalinekkurichulla addehathinte rachanayumaan.

