Kathabeejam

Kathabeejam
AuthorVaikom Muhammad Basheer
LanguageMalayalam
GenrePlay
PublisherDC Books
Publication date
May 1945
Publication placeIndia
Pages76
OCLC311460123

Kathabeejam (The Germ of a Story) is a one-act play written by Malayalam language author Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.[1] The play was written by Basheer in a period of few weeks and was conceived for the 16th anniversary of Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishath.[2] It was published as a book in May 1945 and was Basheer's only play. The protagonist of the play is a writer named Sadasivan.

References

  1. ^ Satchidanandan (February 2008). "Sultan of story: A birth centenary tribute to Vaikom Mohammed Basheer who picked up his tales from life's poetry". Frontline. 25 (2). Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ^ P. K. Parameswaran Nair (1967). History of Malayalam literature. p. 161.


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