This extraordinary novel captures the adventures, the life and times of Monica Maldini and her acquaintances, in their college, St Brutus Center for the Criminally Insane and Insanely Criminal. Set Vulcania arch villain O W S Smelt (One Who Shouldn’t Be) and his buddy Johny Smith race around the world in their quest for Monica. Fate and other sundry factors thwart Smelt time and again. Nevertheless, Monica’s troubles only start here: an eccentric grandmother, a secret three-legged pet dog named Tripod and an unwanted son only add to her woes. What ensues is a combination of comic adventures and droll wit to defy all beliefs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Aswath Venkataraman
Aswath Venkataraman is presumed to be born In a vague south Indian city in the holy year of 1982(holy on the account that Italy won the World Cup that Year). The name of the city lost in the mists of time and space. What transpired between his birth in 1982 and 2000 remains a blur, but it is generally assumed that it was largely spent in various asylums for the criminally insane, such as those that have been described in his work. One can thus gauge the matrix of the various institutions described in his debut work. Other reports suggest that they were in fact spent in rather more wholesome locations like Ranchi and Bhilai. As per more reliable sources, Venkataraman spent the better part of following four years trying to complete his engineering. Apart from the mundane education, these years were spent more fruitfully in quizzing and dreaming in class. It was in the latter activity that the inspirations for his first published work, which you hold in your hands, lie. The book was completed when the author could have better utilized his time studying for his examinations. Venkataraman currently studies at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Apart from pursuing a career in management, he is looking for more inspiration for future works.
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