The Legends of Khasak - Post 1: Introduction, Characters
The Legends of Khasak (Khasakkinte Ithihaasam) The Writer: Author and cartoonist. Authored six novels, nine short-story collections, and nine collections of essays, memoirs and reflections. His works have range widely from the comic to the philosophical, and show diversity in situations, tones and styles. An incisive writer in English as well, Vijayan translated most of his own works from Malayalam to English. He was also an editorial cartoonist and political observer and worked for news publications including The Statesman and The Hindu . First short story: Parayu, Father Gonsalves . Khasakkinte Ithihaasam : Vijayan’s first novel (1969). It took 12 years for Vijayan to compose it. One of the best sellers in South Asia. Translated into English (by the author himself), French and German. It was a revolution in Malayalam literature, powerful enough to cause a divide as Pre Khasak and Post Khasak eras. Influences from his life upon the book: Born in Palakka...