the english translation of the book by prema jayakumar was released by penguin books india on 30 october 2013. "india today" wrote: "the translation is brilliant, losing none of the linguistic subtleties of prose and colour of the original malayalam. the translator has ensured that the delicacy of interlocking relationships, situations and their nuances have been preserved in all their complexity as the book tsunamis towards its climax." a bengali translation is also available published by sahitya academy translated by basabi chakrabarty - 'ভগবানের দুষ্টুমি'