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| name = Thottiyude Makan<br>(Scavenger's Son)
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| author = [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]]
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| translator = R. E. Asher
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| genre = Novel
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'''''Thottiyude Makan''''' (''Scavenger's Son'') is a 1947 [[Malayalam]] novel written by [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]].<ref>[[K. Ayyappa Panicker]] (24 April – 7 May 1999). [http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1609/16091110.htm "The end of historiography?"]. ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]''. Retrieved 2 July 2013.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scavengers-son-thakazhi-sivasankara-pillai/1002602554?ean=9780435950828# "Scavenger's Son"]. [[Barnes & Noble]]. Retrieved 2 July 2013.</ref>

==Plot summary==
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.

==Background==
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''.<ref name="10th DCB edition"/>

==Translations==
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.<ref>{{cite news | first=Neela | last=Padmanabhan | date=9 March 2004 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-bookreview/on-men-and-matters/article28467265.ece | title=On men and matters | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=22 December 2019 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/thottiyude-makan#; ''Thottiyude Makan''] at [[DC Books]] official website

{{Malayalam Literature |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:1947 novels]]
[[Category:Malayalam novels]]
[[Category:Novels set in Kerala]]
[[Category:Novels by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]]
[[Category:DC Books books]]

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