＊本书有全英语书稿
＊作者Perumal Murugan是国际笔会（Pen International）98年历史来的第一位印度籍副总理。
＊本书提名 JCB Prize for Literature 2018
＊本书提名 AttaGalatta Bangalore Lit Fest Book Prize 2018
＊本书提名DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
 
这个寓言故事讽刺了社会、权利（以及它的滥用）、贪腐、监控以及弱群的束缚与无助。
 
一个安静的夜晚，一位老先生正在看着太阳下山。在这时一位陌生人出现并呈现一个礼物：一头刚出生的黑山羊，Poonachi。Poonachi的脆弱以及肥沃让牠身边的人类不得不感到惊异。
 
从天上想抓走牠的老鹰到地上想伤害牠的野猫，老先生与他的太太挣扎着保护他们这个小奇迹。很快地，Poonachi成为他们世界的中心。这不是一个简单的事，因为Poonachi身边的环境以及人事物似乎都对牠有威胁。牠自己的山羊母亲拒绝喂奶，成年后自己生出7头小山羊，最后也失去牠的真爱。 这个小镇上的人没有一位过得轻松，每个人有自己的难处。在这一切中， Poonachi沉默地观察着这些试图伤害牠以及保护牠的人类。我們透过Poonachi的视角，也就是动物的世界，了解世上生死离别。这个故事同时也在讽刺社会上不平等的阶级关系、种族关系以及那些勇于捍卫正义的人们的下场。
 
作者在前言写：'I am fearful of writing about humans; even more fearful of writing about gods... It is forbidden to write about cows or pigs. That leaves only goats and sheep. Goats are problem-free, harmless and, above all, energetic. A story needs narrative pace. Therefore, I’ve chosen to write about goats.'
 
关于作者：
Perumal Murugan是泰米尔语文学的巨星。他是一位泰米尔文学教授，写过许多小说、短篇以及诗集。他的畅销小说（售出超过10万册）One Part Woman在2018年提名 National Book Award翻译小说类。
 
好评：
'Funny and warm, POONACHI is a book that forces us gently to look at ourselves and our contribution to an unequal world. Perumal Murugan is a master storyteller who reflects profoundly on our transactional society and its inequities and struggles. Through the character of the lonely goat, he has written a powerful modern fable.' – JCB Prize for Literature, The Jury
 
'[Perumal Murugan] may, in fact, soon emerge as the most celebrated Indian writer of our times.' – India Life and Times
 
更多信息：
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/books/indian-novelist-stages-a-comeback-after-threats-in-his-hometown.html
 
https://pen.org/perumal-murugan-a-literary-suicide/
 
https://scroll.in/article/868287/poonachi-is-perumal-murugans-first-novel-after-he-was-attacked-for-one-part-woman
  
http://www.thehindu.com/books/poonachi-or-the-story-of-a-black-goat-by-perumal-murugan-reviewed-by-elizabeth-kuruvilla/article22630549.ece 
 
https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/big-brother-and-a-little-black-goat/299761 
 
https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-goat-who-knew-too-much-5100586/
 
http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/W8yhOm9oMTOts9Ey7SvbvN/The-return-of-Perumal-Murugan.html
 
https://scroll.in/article/884179/as-intolerance-grows-india-needs-a-brand-of-secularism-that-keeps-a-distance-from-religion-caste
 
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/perumal-murugans-works-listed-for-various-awards/article24950634.ece
 
http://dscprize.com/2018/10/10/longlist-announced-for-the-dsc-prize-for-south-asian-literature-2018/
 
https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/books/the-jcb-prize-2018-shortlist-celebrating-indian-writing-at-its-best/cid/1670843 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFRkOQdaWcE
 
https://perumalmurugan.in/writers-talk-politics-perumal-murugan-in-conversation-with-githa-hariharan-and-kannan-sundaram/