THE GOSPEL OF ‘Y’UDAS BY K. R. MEERA (TRANSLATED FROM THE MALAYALAM BY RAJESH RAJAMOHAN)

Set during India’s Emergency era, K.R. Meera’s political fiction novella The Gospel of Yudas follows Prema, a woman seeking escape from her father’s violent legacy, and her encounter with a man labeled a traitor. Through their connection, the story explores the profound moral ambiguities and human atrocities that emerge during times of intense political upheaval.