നാലുകെട്ട് (Nalukettu) – M. T. Vasudevan Nair

Malayalam Description (Short)

മലയാള സാഹിത്യത്തിലെ എക്കാലത്തെയും വലിയ ക്ലാസിക്കുകളിൽ ഒന്ന്.

A Masterpiece of Modern Malayalam Literature.

Nalukettu is the debut novel of Jnanpith Award winner M.T. Vasudevan Nair. It tells the poignant story of Appunni, a young boy growing up in the shadows of a declining matrilineal joint-family system (Tharavad) in Kerala. Driven by a sense of rejection and a burning desire for vengeance against his ancestral home, Appunni’s journey is one of resilience, identity, and ultimate realization.