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Aarachaar
Sign in to saveAarachaar ( ; ) is a Malayalam novel written by K. R. Meera. Originally serialised in Madhyamam Weekly in continuous 53 volumes, the novel was published as a book by DC Books in 2012. It was translated by J. Devika into English under the title Hangwoman: Everyone Loves a Good Hanging (Hamish Hamilton, 2014).
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- K. R. Meera
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Aarachaar ( ; ) is a Malayalam novel written by K. R. Meera. Originally serialised in Madhyamam Weekly in continuous 53 volumes, the novel was published as a book by DC Books in 2012. It was translated by J. Devika into English under the title Hangwoman: Everyone Loves a Good Hanging (Hamish Hamilton, 2014).
Set in Bengal, it tells the story of a family of executioners with a long lineage, beginning in the fourth century BC. The novel's protagonist, Chetna, is a strong, tenacious woman who struggles to inherit this profession.
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