Aadujeevitham is a 2008 Malayalam-language novel by Indian author Benyamin. It is about an abused Malayali migrant worker employed in Saudi Arabia as a goatherd against his will.[4][5]
The novel is based on real-life events and was a best seller in Kerala.[6] According to media, Benyamin became an "overnight sensation" with the publication of this "hard-hitting story" and is currently one of the top sellers in Malayalam.[2] The original Malayalam version of Goat Days has gone through over 100 reprints.[7]
The novel depicts the life of Najeeb Muhammed, an Indian emigrant going missing in Saudi Arabia. Najeeb's dream was to work in the Persian Gulf states and earn enough money to send back home. But, he achieves his dream only to be propelled by a series of incidents into a slavelike existence herding goats in the middle of the Saudi desert. In the end, Najeeb contrives a hazardous scheme to escape his desert prison. Penguin Books India's introduction describes the novel as "the strange and bitter comedy of Najeeb’s life in the desert" and "a universal tale of loneliness and alienation".[1][8]
The English translation of the novel appeared in the long list of Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 and in the short list of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013. It also won the Kerala Literary Academy Award for Benyamin in 2009.[9]
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^ abSaraswathy Nagarajan (12 September 2012). "Arts / Books : 'I write for my satisfaction'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^"Goat Days". Caravanmagazine.in. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^Anandan, S. (6 December 2012). "Three Malayalis on the Man Asian longlist". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
^"aadujeevitham". Indulekha.com.
^"Words in Migration". outlookindia.com. 17 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^Ghoshal, Somak (27 January 2013). "Beastly tales: A conversation with Benyamin". livemint.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
^"Goat Days". Penguin Books India. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^"Literary Awards". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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