The Book
This is a collection of two short novels Mist and Creature of Darkness. Mist is the story of a young, resident school teacher at a school on a hill station, waiting for the man who had befriended and deserted her during a tourist season nine years ago. Creature of Darkness is the heart wrenching story of a 21 year old man, regarded as a lunatic by everyone and treated abominably. The story reveals the insanity behind the civilised and supposedly sane world.
The Author(s)
M.T. Vasudevan Nair was the editor of Mathrubhumi Weekly and is a distinguished Malayalam writer and screenplay writer. He was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1995. Translated from the Malayalam by V.M. Premila and Saraswathy Menon respectively.