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Thottiyude Makan (Scavenger's Son) is a 1947 Malayalam novel written by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai.[2] The novel portrays three generations of a working-class family engaged in Alleppey as scavengers. When it first appeared in India in 1947, the novel caused great controversy in its portrayal of the untouchables as people with real feelings.[3]

Thottiyude Makan
(Scavenger's Son)
AuthorThakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
TranslatorR. E. Asher
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
GenreNovel
PublisherDC Books[1]
Publication date
1947
Pages126

Plot summaryEdit

In the novel Thottiyude Makan, we witness the story of three generations of thottis, cleaners of night soil. The first two generations struggle to attain individuality; they suffer and die unfulfilled, oppressed and ostracised, but their struggles enable Mohanan, the third-generation thotti, to assert his individual dignity and lead his fellow untouchables to rise against oppression and prejudice.

BackgroundEdit

After completing his law, Thakazhi joined Keralakesari (a magazine run by Kesari Balakrishna Pillai) as journalist. He also practiced under P. Parameshwaran Pillai in Ambalapuzha Munsiff court. During this period he met with people's problem which was the inspiration to write Thottiyude Makan.[1]

TranslationsEdit

The novel was translated into English by R. E. Asher under the title Scavenger's Son. Tamil author Sundara Ramasami has translated the novel into Tamil.[4]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "10th DC Books impression of Thottiyude Makan releases". DC Books. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. ↑ K. Ayyappa Panicker (24 April – 7 May 1999). "The end of historiography?". Frontline. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Scavenger's Son". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Padmanabhan, Neela (9 March 2004). "On men and matters". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

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