Yaana (novel)

{{short description|2014 novel by S. L. Bhyrappa}}

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| name = Yaana

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| caption = 2nd edition

| author = S L Bhyrappa

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| country = India

| language = Kannada

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| subject = Human relationship

| genre = Scientific fiction

| publisher = Sahitya Bhandara, Bangalore

| pub_date = 29 July 2014

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| media_type = Print (Hardcover)

| pages = 217

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| preceded_by = Kavalu

| followed_by = Uttarakaanda

| website = [http://slbhyrappa.in/kn/yaana/ Official website]

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Yaana (meaning: Sail) is a novel written by novelist S.L. Bhyrappa, which has a story of two astronauts (a man and a woman) traveling in a spaceship to Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the earth which is around 4-6 light years away. The journey takes several decades. The novel focuses on scientific problems and human relationships when they are away from the earth. While generating oxygen and food on the spaceship the technical problems, the other issues are giving birth to children there and nurturing them.{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22856685-yaana|title=ಯಾನ [Yaana] }}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Yaana-not-science-fiction-Bhyrappa/articleshow/39439483.cms|title=Yaana not science fiction: Bhyrappa|date=2 August 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=5 January 2020}}