O.V. Vijayan
Paperback | Pages: 164 pages Rating: 4.09 | 6006 Users | 337 Reviews
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| Original Title: | ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം |
| ISBN: | 8171301266 (ISBN13: 9788171301263) |
| Edition Language: | Malayalam |
| Characters: | Ravi, Sivarman Nair, Appukkili, Maimuna, Allappicha Mollakka, khaliyar, Padma |
| Setting: | Khasak |
| Literary Awards: | Odakkuzhal Award (1970) |
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The English language has a word that can aptly summarize this book : Magic . Amidst these pages is sketched a portrait of a place named Khasak. A sleepy hamlet isolated from the relatively bustling town of Palakkadu in northern Kerala is Khasak. Guarded by the brooding & enigmatic palms the little village is inhabited by men & women who stand apart from most of the cliches.To say that I loved the landscape of this tale would be an understatement. Even seven years after my first read, I can think back and listen to the wind moaning, howling or raging among the palm fronds. I can visualise the isolated house by the pond where the female character of Maimuna stayed. I can visualise the village simpleton Appukili wandering the hillsides looking for dragon flies and many such vivid and lively images. Yes, it is profoundly visual and the marks it left on my mind will not be erased for years to come.
It is a tale of a journey both in the physical and spiritual self of a man Ravi. Running away from being smothered in shame, he finds refuge in this most unlikely of places and meets human beings beyond his comprehension. The author took 12 years to complete this work and it went on to become a landmark in Malayalam literature. Little wonder though for very few people I know have been left unmoved by the landscape of Khasak.
There is another snippet of memory that resurfaced as I was keying in this review. There was an award winning news photographer by the name of Victor George in Kerala. Victor's greatest dream was to capture in his frames the landscape that the author immortalized through his words. Alas, Victor while on an assignment was claimed by a landslide a few years ago. I still wonder how beautiful those images would have been. Peace be to you Victor !
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| Title | : | ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം | Khasakkinte Ithihasam |
| Author | : | O.V. Vijayan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 164 pages |
| Published | : | August 1990 by DC Books (first published November 12th 1969) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. India. Classics |
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Ratings: 4.09 From 6006 Users | 337 ReviewsNotice Containing Books ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം | Khasakkinte Ithihasam
An absolute intense read!so far the best work of surrealistic fiction in malayalam ever done. I'm glad I didn't pick it up any earlier because it was a hard book for me to follow up at the beginning, I had to read some paragraphs and even chapters multiple times, but the magic with this book was, the harder it gets, the more i wanted to understand it better. I must re-read it.loved the ending. It was so dreamy.The English language has a word that can aptly summarize this book : Magic . Amidst these pages is sketched a portrait of a place named Khasak. A sleepy hamlet isolated from the relatively bustling town of Palakkadu in northern Kerala is Khasak. Guarded by the brooding & enigmatic palms the little village is inhabited by men & women who stand apart from most of the cliches.To say that I loved the landscape of this tale would be an understatement. Even seven years after my first read, I
The most beautiful book I have read. Khasak is heavily poetic, often heartbreaking but overall a magical ode to the tiny Indian hamlet. The imagery is so rich and the writing so fine that this is like reading a book with pictures. Vijayan's take on Marxism, religion, spirituality among many other ideas are laid bare against this wonderful backdrop.Ravi, a young educated teacher, comes to Khasak- an awfully tiny (fictional) village near Palakkad (Palghat), to set up a school. His experiences with
Such a brilliant book.I haven't read the original Malayalam version, but as the author mentioned earlier, a lot has been lost in translation. I believe that would be true. My mother said that its a very difficult book to understand( she was talking about the original). That is because of the Palakkad slang that is prominent in the book i believe. Since that has been completely removed in the English version(it had to be), it was a smooth read.The fictitious land of Khasak stays in your mind and
Hype is usually the death of enjoyment. I have found this to be true of so many things; from movies to places to food to books. And it is fiction that has let me down more than any other. Not that it is anybodys fault. Such is the variety in themes, context, treatment etc in world fiction that somebody elses Awesome can very well become your Pathetic. Some novels do manage to match the hype and hold its own. And then there are the truly rare gems. Ones that are so good, that it transports you to
I've always thought I've read fine literature, before i started this one.. I was totally wrong.. This is what you call a fine piece of literature.. Truly a legend.. !!!
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