One work of fiction and 21 writers, one each for 21 chapters of the novel. The ‘writers’ are bound by their connection to Bapuji Smaraka Vayanasala (Bapuji Library) in Perumkulam near Kottarakkara. The Malayalam novel Mahatma Granthasala Kakkakkunnu PO, published by the library, and released on December 21, 2021, is now being translated into English. The translation will be released on July 3 by Malayalam novelist Benyamin.
“The book is about how a village finds itself through books and reading,” says V Vijesh, secretary of the library and the brain behind the project. The detective novel came about as a lockdown project for members of the M Mukundan Aradhaka Kootaayima (fans collective of author M Mukundan) affiliated to the library. The writer is also the patron of the library.
