''Kundalatha'' (or Kundalata, ml, കുന്ദലത) is a
novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
by
Appu Nedungadi
Appu Nedungadi (11 October 1863 6 November 1933) is the author of ''Kundalatha'', which was published in 1887, making it as the first novel published in Malayalam. He was the founder/editor of literary publications ''Kerala Pathrika'', ''Kerala ...
, published in 1887. It is considered to be the first
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
novel.
See also
* ''
Indulekha''
External links
Novel and Short Story to the Present Day - by M T Vasudevan Nair
1887 novels
Malayalam novels
Novels set in India
19th-century Indian novels
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