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Book Review
MALAYALAM
Novel on globalisation
K. KUNHIKRISHNAN
KIZHAVAN NATHI — Novel: Surendran Chambukkad; Current Books, Thrissur and distributed by Cosmo Books. Rs. 75.
GLOBALISATION AND liberalisation are the current subjects and there is no walk of life, which is not affected by the changes brought about by them. A large number of books is available on their economic aspects but fiction is rare. The imminent dangers and the social aspects of globalisation and the neo-economic policies form the core of this novel. The changes occurring in a town called Kudayoor and its people, and environment have been portrayed in a telling manner in the novel. People have to be educated on every aspect of change. Awareness creation among the public becomes a profitable business for some. Efforts to educate the public by some socially-committed, selfless persons on the looming dangers meet with no success and their sincerity is questioned. The novel is a well-written and symbolic pointer to the impending peril of capitalism on the balanced stream of nature. Nature is symbolised by the old river. In this novel the emphasis is on the behavioural changes of individuals as a result of economic transformation and the new social order. Both in terms of craft and theme, the novel displays brilliance and a deep understanding of these changes.
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