Smarakasilakal
1977 novel by Punathil Kunjabdulla / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Smarakasilaka is a Malayalam novel written by Punathil Kunjabdulla in 1977. The story of the novel is woven around a mosque and its surroundings. The key figure is Khan Bahadur Pookkoya Thangal of the rich Arakkal family whose character is a rare mixture of dignity, benevolence and insatiable lust.
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Author | Punathil Kunjabdulla |
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Original title | സ്മാരകശിലകൾ |
Translator | Elzy Tharamangalam |
Illustrator | Artist Namboothiri |
Cover artist | Zainul Abid |
Language | Malayalam |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | DC Books |
Publication date | March 1977 (1977-03) |
Publication place | India |
Published in English | 2003 |
Media type | |
Pages | 238 |
Awards | 1978: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 1980: Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award |
ISBN | 8-171-30181-9 |
Smarakasilakal is widely regarded as the author's masterpiece. Punathil said in an interview that it is his only novel and everything else that he has written subsequently is a repetition of it with some changes.[1] The novel won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980. As of February 2013, more than 65,000 copies of the novel have been sold.[2]