
nanma thinmayude thottatthil ardharaathri

joonn sorend ezhuthiya noonn-fiction novalaanu ardharaathri nanmayudeyum thinmayudeyum thottatthil. 1994ll prasidheekaricha eee pusthakam oru purusha veshya kolappeduthiya kesil vichaarana neridunna oru puraavastu vyaapaariyude kathayaanu parayunnath. eiii savanna stori" enna upasheershakathil 25,000 koppikalude prarambha achadiyulla eee pusthakam arangettathinu sesham 216 aazhchakalolam "newyork times" bestt sellaraayi maarukayum ettavum kooduthal kaalam "newyork times" bestt cellermaaril oralaayi thudarukayum cheythu.
klint eestvudinte 1997 leeii chithrathinaayi eee pusthakam sweekarichu, avarude svakaaryatha samrakshikkunnathinaayi niravadhi kathaapaathrangalude perukal maatti.
pashchaathalam.
nanmayudeyum thinmayudeyum poonthottatthile ardharaathri" enna swarathil, anthareekshaparamaayi aazhathilulla thekkan theerapradeshavum (savanna, jorjia, beaufort, southu carolina) thekkan gothik aanu, ithu savannayilum parisaratthum vaividhyamaarnna vichithra vyakthithvangale chithreekarikkunnu.
addehathinte thozhiludamayaayirunna bahumanyanaaya puraavastu vyaapaari jiim vilyams, praadeshika purusha veshyayaya daani hansfordine (oru savanna soshyalaitaaya prentis crow "ellaavarkkum ithuvare labhikkatha oru nalla samayam" ennu visheshippikkunnu) vedivechathaayi kendra vivaranam parayunnu. ithu naalu kolapathaka vichaaranaykk kaaranamaayi, naalaamathethu cases savanna juurii poolil ninnu maattunnathinaayi sthalam maattaan jadji oduvil sammathichathinethudarnna kuttavimukthanaakki. vilyamsinte kolapaathakathekkurichulla pusthakam vivarikkunnu, athu "svayam prathirodhatthil" aayirunnu-deshyathinu irayaaya hansfordinte phalam, vilyamsinu nere pradarshanathilundaayirunna thokku upayogichu vedivaykkukayum vilyams svayam samrakshikkaan thirichuvarikayum cheythu-villiams munkootty aasoothranam cheythatho allathatho aaya kolapaathakamalla. ippol myoosiyamaaya vilyamsinte mersor housilaanu maranam sambhavichathu.
lady chablis, oru praadeshika transgender vanitha, club perfomer, entertainer ennivarulppede niravadhi sradheyamaaya savanna nivaasikale eee pusthakam eduthukaanikkunnu. kooduthal gauravameriya pravarthanatthinu orutharam greak corus neriya hridayamulla vairudhyavum chablis nalkunnu. 6,000 gaanangalude lady" enna amma kelliyeppole, chabalisinum oru samarppita adhyayam nalki."
kathaapaathrangalum sambhavangalum.
1980kalil nadanna yadhaartha jeevita sambhavangale adisthaanamaakkiyulla eee pusthakatthinte ithivritham noonn-fiction aayi tharamthirickunnu. ithu oru noval pole vaayikkunnathinal (krithyasamayathu yadhaartha sambhavangalude kramam punakrameekarikkunnu), ithine chilappol "noonn-fiction noval" ennu vilikkunnu."
jiim vilyamsinte arasttum naalu kolapathaka vicharana muzhuvan kathayumaayi eee pusthakatthinte timeline poruthappedunnunde, yadhaarthathil 1982 vare vilyamsine aadyamaayi andumuttiyilla-kodeeswaran ithinakam thanne kolapaathakakkuttam chumatthi kuttakkaaranaanennu kandethukayum appeel theerppaakkaathe vittayakkukayum cheythu. kolapaathakathinu vilyams randaamathum sikshikkappettathinushesham 1985 vare thante pusthakathinaayi vasthukkal shekharikkunnathinaayi sorend savannayilekku neengiyilla. vilyams oru swathanthranaaya manushyanaayirunnu, savannayile sorindinte anchu varshathinidayil mersor hausil thaamasichu.
"pusthakatthinte paathivazhiyil njaan ennethanne kandethunnathuvare, pusthakatthile eaka saangalppika kathaapaathram aakhyaathaavaaya njaan maathramaan", 1995ll sorend paranju. "athu edukkaanulla niyamaanusrithamaaya licensaanennu enikku thonni. pusthakam 99 sathamaanam sathyavum oru sathamaanam athishayokthiyumaan."
aadya adhyaayathil, hansfordinte nilavili praveshanathiloode sorend viliams thadassappedunnu; ithu avarude koodikkazhchaykku munbaanu sambhavichathu. "jiim mattoralkkoppam madyapichirunnu", soarind vishadeekarikkunnu. "jiim ennodu ithinekkurichu paranju, athupole mattaarum paranju. athinaal njaan athu punarnirmmichu, avide ennethanne nirtthi. mersor housile aadya saayahnam addeham ennodu paranja dhaaraalam kadhakalude samyojanamaanu. athinusesham, njaan eee aalukale kandumuttunnu-joou odom, chabalis, liie adler. njaan eee aalukale ellaavareyum kandumutty, theerchayaayum, kolapaathakathinu sesham, pakshe avaa kolapaathakatthe ottum baadikkunnilla, athinaal jimmumaayulla koodikkazhchaykku thottupinnaale njaan avare vilichu, vedivayppinu munbu njaan avare kandumuttiyathayi thonnunnu, njaan cheythilla, pakshe appol enthaanu? aalukalumaayulla aaa koodikkazhchakalellaam yadhaartha koodikkaazhchakalaayirunnu. avaa '85-laanu allengil athinuseshamaanu nadannathu, aaa aalukalkkum enikkum enthaanu sambhavichathenn avar valare vaakkaalullavaraanu."
mandy nikkolukalaayi prathyakshappedunna nancy hillis pinneedu vishadeekarichu, sorend avale chithreekarichathinu vipareethamaayi, joonn audominte 16 eest johns streettil ninnu 101 eest oglethorppu avanyoovilekku maarunnathuvare aval kandumuttiyillenn. taanum audomum thammil pranayabandham illennum avar vyakthamakki, pradhaanamaayum oodoom swavarggaanuraagiyaayathinaal. pusthakam prasidheekarikkunnathinna rund varshathinu munbu 1991 ll oodam marichu, pakshe ithu athinte vivaranathil paraamarshichittilla.
serena davace (helen avis drexalinte oru samyojitha kathaapaathram) prathinidheekarikkunna vyakthi 1974 ll, pusthakam purathirangunnathinu irupathu varshathinu munbu marichu.
southu carolinayil ninnulla root doktaraaya valeri bolsine adisthaanamaakkiyullathaanu minerva.
thalakkett.
thalakkett soochippikkunnathu "ardharaathri" enna hoodoo ashayathe soochippikkunnu, nalla maanthrikathaykkulla samayathinulla kaalayalav (11:30 p.emm. ardharaathri vare) dushta maanthrikathayude samayavum (ardharaathri muthal 12:30 a vare.emm.).
bonaventure semitheriyaan pusthakatthile shradhaakendramenkilum, "nanmayudeyum thinmayudeyum poonthottam" pradhaanamaayum southu karolinayile beaufortile semitheri soochippikkunnu, avide doow. kathayil ulppedunna naadodi-maanthrika pariseelakanaaya minervayude bharthaavaaya luis basardine samskarichu. jiim vilyamsinte kesil veendum vichaaranayude kooduthal vijayakaramaya phalam urappakkaan minerva manthrangal avatharippichathu addehathinte shavakudeerathinu mukalilaanu. (minerva doow. joonn sorendinte kandupiduthamaayirunnu bussard. doow. 1947ll 86-aamm vayassil maricha steefan robinsone adisthaanamaakkiyaanu bussard nirmmichirikkunnathu.)
cover.
kalaya pakshivitri kaivasham vaykkalaayum roopakalppana cheytha "pakshi penkutty" prathima yadhaarthathil savannayile charitraparamaaya bonaventure semitheriyilaan sthithicheythirunnathu. pusthakatthinte puramchattaykkaayi oru foto edukkaan oru savanna photographeraya jacq leye niyogichu. cover imej udan thanne ikkanik aayi maari, ezhuthukaaran joonn sorend ithine "njaan kandittullathil vachu ettavum sakthamaaya kavarukalilonnu" ennu vilikkukayum prathima vinodasanchaarikalkku oru janapriya stoppaayi maarukayum cheythu. prathimayude samagrathayeyum semiteriyude swakaaryathayeyum kurichulla vardhichuvarunna aashankakal kaaranam, 1997 ll savannayile telfare myoosiyangalil pradarshippikkunnathinaayin "pakshi penkutty" maatti.
paarambaryamaayi.
1993-ll, pusthakam prasidheekarikkunnathinna oru varsham munbu, nagaratthile avarude kaalayalavil ekadesham 600 dasalaksham dollar chelavazhicha anchu dasalaksham sandarshakaraanu savannayil undaayirunnathu. pusthakam puratthirangi rund varshathinu sesham, tourisathil 46 sathamaanam vardhanavu kaanukayaayirunnu. irupathu varshangalkk sesham, nagaratthilekkulla sandarshakarude ennam 12.5 lakshamaayi uyarnnu, 2.2 bilyan dollar chelavazhichu.
avaardukal.
1995leeii bokke sammanam nediya eee pusthakam 1995leeii noonn-fiction pulitsar sammaanathinte finalistukalil oraalaayirunnu.