The Ocean and the Waves (Novel)

Book One of The Ocean and the Waves presents the drama of an affluent extended family in the state of Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast of India, breaking up. Narayan, the only son of the distinguished Ramanatham, the elder of the two brothers in the family, becomes a saint eventually and lives in a bungalow on a hill at the foot of which the breakers dash their heads in hysteric frenzy. Book Two presents an authentic account of the devastating cyclonic storm and the killer-wave of November 19, 1977, which took a toll of several thousand lives. At the centre of this book is Narayan, the adept yogi of our times, who inspires the narrator and instructs him in the art of hearing the still small voice within and establishing a regular communion with it. The novel presents a storyteller actively engaged in researching the subject he is interested in writing about and reflecting on his own work, which adds a metafictional dimension to the novel. Now please open the book and meet the narrator travelling in a crowded bus to keep his tryst with destiny.