Chemmeen ചെമ്മീൻ

By:

PILLAI (Thakazhi Sivasankara), തകഴി ശിവശങ്കര പിള്ളൈ

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Malayalam Publication details: Kottayam D C Books 2017Description: 248ISBN:

9788126436095

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

894.8123 PILC

Summary: The novel Chemmeen by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai is widely regarded as a landmark novel in the history of Indian literature. The novel was written by Thakazhi in less than three weeks. The novel fictionalised the myth among the fishermen communities along the coastal Kerala about chastity. The novel became a trend-setter not only in Kerala but in the whole of India. Literary critic Santha Rama Rau has noted that Chemmeen is the first real bestseller that has ever come out of India. The novel was translated to more than 30 languages which include major Indian languages and foreign languages. The novel was accepted as part of the UNESCO collection of Representative Works - Indian series.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	St Aloysius Library	Malyalam	894.8123 PILC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	072403

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The novel Chemmeen by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai is widely regarded as a landmark novel in the history of Indian literature. The novel was written by Thakazhi in less than three weeks. The novel fictionalised the myth among the fishermen communities along the coastal Kerala about chastity. The novel became a trend-setter not only in Kerala but in the whole of India. Literary critic Santha Rama Rau has noted that Chemmeen is the first real bestseller that has ever come out of India. The novel was translated to more than 30 languages which include major Indian languages and foreign languages. The novel was accepted as part of the UNESCO collection of Representative Works - Indian series.

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