Manju (novel)
Author | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | DC Books |
Publication date | 1964 |
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Manju (Mist) is a novel by M. T. Vasudevan Nair published in 1964. With few conversations and minimal characters the novel narrates the story of a school teacher. The novel is set in the mountains and valleys of Nainital where Vimala Devi, a teacher in a boarding school, waits in hope for the winter of her discontent to vanish. Despite having a family comprising father, mother, sister and brother, Vimala is kept aloof from them. She hates the company of her family and enjoys solitude. The eco-feminist theme of patriarchal domination and exploitation gains more prominence in Manju, MT's only novel with a female protagonist. The novel stands apart as set in a milieu different from the usual one, the Valluvanadan village.
The plot of the novel is allegedly similar to a
MT also directed and scripted a
References
- ^ a b c M. G. Radhakrishnan (10 September 2001). "The two literary stars of Malayalam stand accused of plagiarism. Or, is envy is the motive?". India Today. 26: 109. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "M. T. Vasudevan Nair: Manju". Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.