ABOUT THIS BOOK
Sujatha was the pseudonym of Tamil author S. Rangarajan, one of the most popular authors in
Tamil literature; his literary career spanned more than four decades. Of his many works, Anita—A
Trophy Wife (Ilam Manaivi) was one of the most well-known. Featuring Advocate Ganesh, of the
author’s Ganesh–Vasanth duo, the novel describes the strained relationship of a middle-aged man
and a beautiful young woman in poignant and simple terms. It brings out the nuances of a power
struggle, while retaining the humour and wit that is a trademark of Sujatha’s novels.
AUTHOR OF THE BOOK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sujatha (1935–2008) was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature and his literary career
spanned more than four decades. Widely read and knowledgeable, his versatility and exhaustive range
were his unique selling points. Writing in simple and lucid Tamil, Sujatha made a tremendous impact
with his contemporary and racy writing, and his radical the dramatic narration of ordinary, everyday
events won him his audience and many accolades. His works stood out at a time when Tamil writing
was dominated by social and family dramas depiction of their way of talking, behaviour, mindset,
dialect and slang, helped make him popular across multiple demographic segments.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
Meera Ravishankar is a lawyer, an educationist, a language and communication trainer, in addition
to being a writer and translator. She loves taking on challenges, and is happy to straddle many worlds,
be it writing textbooks for schoolchildren, training corporates, developing content or translating.
Meera has done bilingual translations both from Tamil to English and English to Tamil. Her notable
translations into Tamil are Chetan Bhagat’s Two States, Revolution 2020 and Five Point Someone and
Rujuta Diwekar’s Don’t Lose Out, Work Out!
