ആടുജീവിതം | Aadujeevitham

ആടുജീവിതം | Aadujeevitham

2007 • 220 pages

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Average rating4.6

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Benyamin’s Aadujeevitham is something the local readers may feel close to connect with. Drawing inspiration from real life events Benyamin blends reality with his own lines. The story's about a man named Najeeb and who's dreams and struggles led him abroad to Middle East. Which eventually gets him to a place he never dreamt of, deep in the desert as a goatherd. Working day and night with merely holding onto his life as a slave to his master. Benyamin's fine writing with simple yet gripping style draws the readers to the desert with Najeeb. Exploring the cruel and at the same time silent beauty of sands, the story goes through a series of experiences by Najeeb. His altering identity combined with his lose of existence led him through a road of blank life. It was often his faith and newly found hopes which drove him to clinging onto his last ounce of life. Readers will surely find pity on Najeeb, slowly losing himself and see himself leading a goat's life. A heartfelt story of human survival, hopes and desperation.

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