Mucheettukalikkarante Makal (The Card Sharper's Daughter) is a novel by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer published in 1951. Written in the colloquial tongue and filled with exceptional humour, the novel remains a best seller in Malayalam literature.[1][2]

Plot summary

Ottakkannan Pokker barely ekes out a living as a card sharper. His daughter Zainaba runs a small tea shop in the market place. She falls in love with Mandan Muthappa. Pokker objects this relationship because he hoped for a better son-in-law.[3] The story develops with love between Zainaba and Mandan Muthappa and ends with how Mandan Muthappa defeated Ottakkannan Pokker in the card game.

References

  1. ^ "Basheer had a prophetic vision". The Hindu. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2013
  2. ^ 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 3 June 2013.
  3. ^ "The timeless magic of Basheer". The Hindu. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 30 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2013.


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