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040			_cAL
041			_aMalayalam
082			_a894.8123 PILC
100			_aPILLAI (Thakazhi Sivasankara) _dതകഴി ശിവശങ്കര പിള്ളൈ _9181011
245			_aChemmeen _bചെമ്മീൻ
260			_aKottayam _bD C Books _c2017
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520			_aThe novel Chemmeen by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai is widely regarded as a landmark novel in the history of Indian literature. The novel was written by Thakazhi in less than three weeks. The novel fictionalised the myth among the fishermen communities along the coastal Kerala about chastity. The novel became a trend-setter not only in Kerala but in the whole of India. Literary critic Santha Rama Rau has noted that Chemmeen is the first real bestseller that has ever come out of India. The novel was translated to more than 30 languages which include major Indian languages and foreign languages. The novel was accepted as part of the UNESCO collection of Representative Works - Indian series.
650			_achemmin _9181012
650			_aChemmeen _9181013
690			_aMalayalam _9181014
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