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Novels, Society and History
Mention the contribution of Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer, as a novelist in Malayalam literature.
The contribution of Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer:
(i)Basheer’s short novels and stories were written in the ordinary language of conversation.
(ii)With wonderful humour, Basheer’s novels spoke about details from the everyday life of Muslim households.
(iii)He also brought into Malayalam writing themes which were considered very unusual at that time – poverty, insanity and life in prisons.
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The Oriya novel
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Jane Austen's portrayal of women
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The picture of the new middle class which the novel Pariksha-Guru portrays.
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