{"product_id":"a-thousand-cuts-an-innocent-question-and-deadly-answers-hardcover","title":"A Thousand Cuts: An Innocent Question and Deadly Answers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Thousand Cuts is a harrowing, sobering and ultimately inspiring autobiography of Professor T.J. Joseph, who in 2010 became the victim of a brutal terrorist assault, accused of blasphemy after setting an exam question that enraged fundamentalists. This book is an important reminder of the pernicious effect of religious extremism and the duty of every person to speak out against those who would silence free expression' \u003cb\u003eSHASHI THAROOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'There is excruciating agony here, but also black humour and irony that enliven and lighten the narrative even at the height of anguish' \u003cb\u003eK. SATCHIDANANDAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The poignant tale, with its sense of urgency and helplessness, has been sensitively translated as \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003eRANA SAFVI\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling account of religious extremism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2010, T.J. Joseph, a professor of Malayalam at Newman College, Kerala, framed an innocuous question for an internal examination that changed his life forever. Following a trumped-up charge of blasphemy, members of a radical Islamist organization set upon him in public, viciously maiming him and chopping off his right hand. His memoir, told with amazing restraint and wry humour, is the moving tale of his life and family as they went through hell and beyond. Here's the extraordinary story of a man who survived dismembering only to be betrayed by his\u003cbr\u003eown Church. Let alone stand by him, it robbed him of his livelihood and isolated him from his community, driving Joseph's long-suffering wife to melancholia and eventual suicide. Joseph's story is one of fortitude, will power, forgiveness and compassion, told with rare wit that will make readers chuckle through their tears.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a tale that will leave the reader seething, weeping and smiling by turns.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT.J. Joseph (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePROF. T.J. JOSEPH\u003c\/b\u003e was born on 22 July 1957 to religious extremism Joseph and Elikutty, and was educated at St Thomas College, Palai, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, and NSS Training College, Changanassery. He started his career as a lecturer at Pavanatma College, Murickassery, in 1985. He also worked at Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, and Newman College, Thodupuzha. In 2010, following the question paper controversy, he was attacked by religious fundamentalists. He was dismissed from service subsequently. Reinstated on 28 March 2014, he retired on 31 March 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNandakumar K. (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNANDAKUMAR K.\u003c\/b\u003e started his career as a subeditor at \u003ci\u003eFinancial Express \u003c\/i\u003eafter obtaining a master's degree in economics. Following a career in international marketing and general management, which has taken him to around fifty countries in the world, he now works for a shipping line in Dubai. He has co-translated from the Malayalam M. Mukundan's novel \u003ci\u003eDelhi: A Soliloquy\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also translated a short-story collection by Indu Menon, titled \u003ci\u003eThe Lesbian Cow\u003c\/i\u003e, and has retold a selection of stories from the Kathasaritsagara in English (due in 2021). Nandakumar is the grandson of Mahakavi Vallathol Narayana Menon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.74 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462292160690,"sku":"9780670094455","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/17c46e8b3d06136084ff7e66904a6d19.webp?v=1778966372","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-thousand-cuts-an-innocent-question-and-deadly-answers-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}