Arohanam (novel)

Summary

Arohanam (meaning, Ascent) is a Malayalam-language political satire novel written by V. K. N. in 1969. V. K. N. himself translated the novel into English under the title Bovine Bugles.[1] The author follows his trademark style in this novel which mercilessly attacks the Indian politics of the 1960s. The novel won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1970.[2][3]

Arohanam
(Bovine Bugles)
AuthorV. K. N.
TranslatorV. K. N.
IllustratorArtist Namboothiri
Cover artistN. Ajayan
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
GenreNovel
PublisherDC Books
Publication date
1969
Pages167
AwardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award

References edit

  1. ^ Thachom Poyil Rajeevan (4 April 2004). "Laughter born of tears". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award" Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 1 July 2013.