''Visappu'' (''Hunger'') is a collection of short stories by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer published in 1954. The collection includes Basheer's first story "

Ente Thankam "Ente Thankam" (My Darling) is a short story written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. It is his first published work. Originally published in the now-defunct newspaper ''Jayakesari'' in 1937, it was later published in the collection '' Vishappu'' (''Hu ...

" (My Darling) which is titled "Thankam" in the book. This story originally appeared in the

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-based newspaper ''Jayakesari'' in the year 1937. The other stories include "Visappu" (Hunger), "Marunnu" (Medicine) and "Pishachu" (Devil). ''Visappu'' is considered as a modern classic in south Asian literature.

List of stories

# "Thankam" # "Shashinas" # "Hridayanatha" # "Marunnu" # "Nammude Hridayangal" # "Pishachu" # "Visappu"

References

1954 short story collections Short story collections by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Malayalam-language books Malayalam short stories Indian short story collections {{1950s-story-collection-stub