Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 [The Son of Ponni, Part 1]

De: Kalki

Narrado por: Bombay Kannan

Ponniyin Selvan is a historical novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, written in Tamil. In five volumes, it tells the story of early days of Arulmozhivarman, who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I. The book took more than three years to write; Kalki visited Sri Lanka three times to gather information for it.

Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

Even today, the novel has a cult following and fan base among people of all generations. The book continues to be admired and garner critical acclaim for its tightly woven plot and vivid narration, the wit of the dialogue, and the way in which the power struggle and intrigues of the Chola empire were depicted.

Please note: This audiobook is in Tamil.

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Good story line and narration

Immersive story line with details and excellent narration and characters. More like a hearing a movie than traditional audio book.

Beautiful!!

10 on 10 for Narration and background score!Absolutely loved the audible.Already buying the next part.

Loved the story and narration!!!

Ponniyin Selvan has awesome story line with wonderful narration, I listened to part 1 every night before sleep. Definetly going to buy the rest of the parts through audible. Recommended to anyone who likes history and Tamil culture.

Brilliant!

Loved every minute of it . a great classic brought to life by some equally good performances

Masterpiece!

It felt like I traveled back in time 1000 years ago. Such an amazing storytelling by Kalki.