This post discusses the book cover of the novel – The Gospel of Yudas by K.R Meera. The cover reminded me of the short story by Marquez – The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World and also of the cinema poster of the movie – ‘Shape of Water’ by the Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (Pronounced: ghee-YAIR-mo del TOR-o)
The water bodies like a river or an ocean are scary for its depth and the quality of making objects float. Marine biologists are always fascinated by the presence of a world inside in these depths. Authors and filmmakers borrow heavily on this idea of mysteriousness – Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea has a brilliant book cover which tells us about the mysteries of the deep. The Abyss by James Cameron showcases the darker side of these depths. Literariness is when we compare the depths of the sea to the depths of the human mind. Remember the one-liner from Titanic (again it is James Cameron) “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets” lipped by the character Rose DeWitt Bukater. K.R Meera’s work is also heavily inspired by the Greek mythological reference of The Charon, whose duty it was to ferry over the Rivers Styx the souls of the deceased. 
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