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 The cover ofVerukal | |
| Author | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
|---|---|
| Original title | വേരുകൾ |
| Translator | V. Abdulla |
| Cover artist | N. Ajayan |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Semi-autobiographical novel |
| Publisher | D. C. Books |
Publication date | 1966 |
| Publication place | India |
Published in English | 2002 |
| Pages | 132 |
| ISBN | 81-7130-858-9 |
Verukal (English:Roots) is aMalayalam semi-autobiographical novel written byMalayattoor Ramakrishnan in 1966. It is widely credited as one of his best works.[1][2] It won theKerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967.[3]
Verukal tells the story of a family of Tamil speakingIyers who settled inKerala. Raghu is the protagonist of the story. The pivotal event on which the novel turns is the return of Raghu to his native village after a lapse of several years, to raise money to build a city mansion for himself by selling his ancestral home. He sets about this reluctantly, under pressure from his shrewish and domineering wife. In the village, as he meets his sisters and others among whom he grew up, a flood of memories overwhelms him, and he abruptly changes his mind about selling the property.
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