This blog has been inactive for a long time now but I sincerely promise I will be regular in the future!But I am happy that I am coming back with the best book that I have read this year. And that too a malayalam novel.
Subhash Chandran is a young Malayalam writer and Manushyanu oru Aamukham is his first novel. I don't follow modern Malayalam literature very keenly but I can confidently say that this is one of the best Malayalam novels that have come out in recent times.
The novel describes the life of three generations of a family, Ayyattumpilly, as a prelude to the life of the main protagonist, Jithendran. All the characters in the novel are realistic and well-carved. Any of them can be seen in a large joint family in Kerala. Through them, the novelist also describes the changes that happened in the Malayali society over the years.
Certainly, a near perfect novel and hence a near perfect score, 4.9 out of 5.
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