"Vishwavikhyathamaya Mookku" (The World-Renowned Nose) is a short story written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and published in 1954 in an anthology of the same name.[1][2] The story is regarded as a classic in Malayalam literature.[3]
| "Vishwavikhyathamaya Mookku" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer | |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre(s) | Satire |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Vishwavikhyathamaya Mookku |
| Publisher | S.P.C.S. |
| Publication date | 1954 |
Plot summary
editThe story is a socio-political satire about an illiterate cook whose nose starts to grow from the day he turns 24. The nose is grown like an elephant's nose. The poor cook becomes rich in no time and starts to give opinions on international matters. The story expands on the shortcomings of this long nose of the ordinary man. By using this simple topic nose, Basheer is exposing the social conduct through comedy.[4][5]
Publication
edit"Vishwavikhyathamaya Mookku" was published as a book in 1954 by S.P.C.S. in an anthology by the same name. The following stories are included in this collection:[6]
- "Vishwavikhyathamaya Mookku"
- "Neethinyayam"
- "Pazhaya Oru Kochu Premakatha"
Translations
edit- K. M. Sheriff (1994). "The World Famous Nose" (PDF). Indian Literature. Vol. 37, no. 164. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. JSTOR 44295659.
- V. Abdullah (2008). "The World Renowned Nose". In Subashree Krishnaswamy; K. Srilata (eds.). Short Fiction from South India: Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 49–57. ISBN 978-0-19-569246-4.
References
edit- ^ A, Chandradasan. "Unmasking The ubsurdity - The world Renowned Noose".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ BASHEER (2007). വിശ്വവിഖ്യാതമായ മൂക്കു /VISWAVIKHYATHAMAYA MOOKKU (15 ed.). കോട്ടയം: ഡി.സി.ബുക്ക്സ്. ISBN 978-81-7130-220-8.
- ^ "Setting a satirical mood". The New Indian Express. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Gitanjali Diwakar (10 July 2014). "Recreating a world-renowned nose that created news!". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Dr. Aparna Ajith (24 October 2020). "The Universal Appeal of Basheer's The World Renowned Nose". Boloji.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "സമൂഹത്തിലെ പൊള്ളത്തരങ്ങളെ തുറന്നുകാട്ടിയ ‘വിശ്വവിഖ്യാതമായ മൂക്ക്’". DC Books. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
Further reading
edit- Neeta Gupta. "Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's 'The World-Renowned Nose': An Analysis". Jaipur: Central Sanskrit University
- Abdul Bari C. "Grotesque Elements in Basheer's The World Renowned Nose" (PDF). International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies. 1 (5).
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