The Acceptance

By Saurabh Nikam and Mr Saurabh Rajendra Nikam

A Christian Man living in Panji, Fernandes is a young, detached but ordinary man. The novel begins with Fernandes receiving a telegram informing him of his mother's death. He attends the funeral, but surprises other attendees with his unusual calm and (once again) detachment. Over the next two weeks, Fernandes carries on life as if nothing tragic has happened. He frolics with a new girlfriend, befriends a pimp, and goes on a beach vacation with both. It's almost liked this guy is strangely detached or something.During the beach vacation, however, Fernandes and friends are confronted by two Arabs. Violence ensues, with Fernandes eventually killing one of the Arabs. It was a hot day, and aside from the weather, no explanation exists for Fernandes's crime.At his murder trial, the court seemed much more interested in Fernandes's lack of grief over his mother's death than the alleged heinousness of his crime. Judged to be a cold-hearted, nonconforming, and of course, detached misanthrope (hater of humankind), the jury finds Fernandes's character-not crime, per se-punishable by death.Awaiting his execution in prison, Fernandes struggles to come to terms with his impending death. One day, after becoming enraged with an annoying, preachy chaplain, Fernandes denounces Christianity and vehemently refuses to appeal to religion as a way of finding solace. Fernandes joins the absurdist camp when he declares that 1) the world is meaningless, lawless, and without rational order, and 2) this is a perfectly justified claim. Some would say he gets "enlightened" in prison. Others would disagree. Either way, Fernandes looks forward to his execution as affirmation of his "life is ridiculous" mantra. At the very least, he gets to leave society and all that goes with it behind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08MSQT7P9
• ISBN13: 9798559292373
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"