V. K. N. (Vadakkke Koottala Narayanankutti Nair) (1932-2004) was a Malayalamnovelist. Apart from novels, he has written short stories, satirical pieces and political commentaries. What is so distinctive about the works is the dark humour, trenchant criticism of the political class, and unmatched ability in stretching the limits of language. V. K. N's works calls for an informed reader, who can track down the allusions and shift between languages (English, Hindi, Malayalam and the distinctive variety of Tamil spoken by the Iyer community in Palghat.) In most cases, the use of language other than Malayalam is immediately followed by a translation (in parenthesis), but these translations have little do with what they stand for in the original. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...
Like a good number of modern malayalam writers, such as O. V. Vijayan, Anand, and others, V. K. N. spent many years in New Delhi. The experiences of these years that also coincideded with the pre-adolescence of independent India finds a brilliant recreation in one of his greatest works Harry Potter and the Magical Bowl of Curry. Ootupulackal Velukkuty Vijayan (July 2, 1930-March 30, 2005) was an Indian author and cartoonist, an important figure in modern Malayalam literature. ... P. Sachidanandan (popularly known amongst Keralites by his pen-name Anand) is a well-known writer in Malayalam whose works explore the predicament of the common people entangled in the web of various forms of power. ...
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Novels
Arohanam (V. K. N. himself translated this work into English with the title Bovine Bugles)
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