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Malayalam LanguageOriginal English Title

Eat Pray LoveMemoirs

by Elizabeth GilbertMalayalam Title

Bhugikku Bhajikku PranayikkuTranslated by Meera Jensy Moorkoth

© D C Books/Rights ReservedFirst Published February 2012First e-book edition June 2012

Cover DesignZainul Abid

PublishersD C Books, Kottayam 686001

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{]h-Nn-¡p-t¼m-tg¡pw AXp hniz-kn¨v AXn-\pÅ X¿m-sd-Sp-¸p-IÄ \S-¯p¶ Hcm-fmWv Rm³. Hcp hÀjw-ap-gp-h³ bm{X-sN-¿m-\pÅ Fsâ ]²Xn cq]-s¸-Sp-¶-X-§-s\-bm-Wv. Ct´m-t\-jy-bn-te¡v F§-s\-sb-¦nepw Xncn-¨p-t]m-Im-\pÅ AZ-ay-amb B{K-l-sa-¶n DS-se-Sp¯pIgn-ªn-cp-¶p. C¯-hW t]mIp-s¶-¦n AXp kz´w ssIbnÂ\n¶v Imin-d-¡n-bm-bn-cn-¡p-sa-¶Xp hyà-hp-amWv. ]t£, BsI Ipgªp adnªp InS-¡p¶ Cub-h-Øbn AsX-§s\ km[y-amIpw Fs¶-\n-¡-dn-ªp-Iq-Sm-bn-cp-¶p. (hn-hm-l-tam-N-\-¯n\pw tUhn-Up-am-bpÅ {]iv\-§Ä¡pw ]pdta asäm-¶pw-Iq-Sn-bp-−n-Xn\p ImcWwþþaqt¶m \mtem amkw hn«p-\n-ev¡m³ km[n-¡m¯ Hcp tPmen-bmWv Rm\-t¸mÄ sNbvXp-sIm-−n-cp-¶-Xv).- ]t£, Rm\-hnsS Xncn¨psNtÃ-−-Xp-−v, CtÃ? B \m«psshZy³ A§-s\-btà {]h-Nn-¨Xv? F\n-¡m-sW-¦n C´y-bnÂsN¶p Kpcp-hnsâ B{iaw kμÀin-¡-W-sa¶pw Ie-i-emb B{K-l-ap−v. C´y-bnÂs¨¶v B{iaw kμÀin-¡p-I-sb-¶Xp Ipd-¨-[nIw ]W-s -̈ehpw kab-s -̈e- - -Wv. C´ybpw Ct´m- -jybpw - hp-apÅ Imcyam t\AhnsS \nev¡-s«. Fsâ AXnepw henb B{K-l-amWv Cä-en-bn-te-s¡mcp bm{X t]mIpI F¶-Xv. Ahn-sS-s¨-¶m Cäm-en-b³ `mj ]dªpioen¡mw F¶-Xp-am-{X-aà Cu B{K-l-¯n\p ]n¶nse Imcyw. kuμ-cyhpw B\-μhpw H¶p-t]mse H¯n-W-§n-bn-«pÅ Cäm-en-b³ kwkvImcw Fs¶ F¡m-e¯pw BIÀjn-¨n-«pÅ H¶m-Wv.

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