I’m alive for now – Imayam, Translated from Tamil by Prabha Sridevan

Description

An intense exploration of the inner world of a teenager battling kidney damage while watching and listening to his parents who are locked into his struggle and – in a different way – theirs. The layers peel away: medication, nurses, surgeons, devices to keep him alive and under it all, the growl of money. His father’s fury, his mother’s strength and ceaseless worry, his grandmother’s faith in the family deity, all form a universe utterly alien to those who have never had to spend a day in hospital. As his body gives up, his determination and fortitude stiffen and he says to himself: Well, for now, I can say I’m alive.