, a significant work focusing on relationships and social expectations. His novel Karvalo

Here, the mother figure (often divorced or widowed with a teenager) rediscovers love with an old flame. The "tullu" lies in the awkwardness of dating in middle age—sending text messages late at night, going for a movie alone, and the fear of judgment from her own children.

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