Title: A map of where I live
First published: 1997
Description: A Map of Where I Live is a humorous and provocative novel of political intrigue and social turmoil in a time when the only sanity is madness. Valur Vishveswaran, an eccentric recluse, has visited Gulliver's Island. His fascinating journey is presented in a memoir that alternates with journal entries made by C. Ramakrishnan, a Tamil involved in the election campaign of a union official. Their stories intersect and culminate in a surprising case of murder and redemption.

In this dreamlike, adventurous novel, S. Shankar weaves together a multitude of lives and episodes that unwind from the innumerable possibilities of "real" life and the imagination.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Fiction, Fiction, general, India, fiction, Ethnic relations, Intervention (International law), Game theory
Places: Tamil Nadu (India)
LC classification: PS3569.H332614 M37 1997