Oru Theruvinte Katha - Malayalam Edition: ഒരു തെരുവിന്റെ കഥ
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Summary
Oru Theruvinte Katha (English: The Story of a Street) is a Malayalam novel written by S. K. Pottekkatt and published in 1960. It sketches a host of characters who spend their lives making a living in ‘The Street’. The novel… is set as parallel stories in each chapter, dealing with a particular character or a group of characters. However the central character can be discerned as Krishnakuruppu, who is mostly addressed as 'Kuruppu', 'Paper Kuruppu' and even 'Vishamasthithi' due to his usage of the phrase 'Kaaryam Vishamasthithi' or 'situation is difficult' in English when calling out headlines while selling newspapers. It is mostly through the eyes of Kuruppu that the novel unfolds. Some of the minor characters are introduced to the reader through Kuruppu, where he is shown to be in conversation about them with other prominent characters of the street. Kuruppu is also shown as a passive observer in some of the happenings in the street. The street is based on the S.M. Street or popularly known as Mithai theruvu (Sweet Meat Street) in Kozhikode, Kerala. It won the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award of 1961.