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| Author | Sarah Joseph |
|---|---|
| Original title | ആലാഹയുടെ പെണ്മക്കൾ |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Publisher | Current Books |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 152 |
| ISBN | 978-81-226-0946-2 |
| Preceded by | Thaikulam |
| Followed by | Mattathi (Malayalam: മാറ്റാത്തി) |
Aalahayude Penmakkal (English: Daughters of God the father) is a Malayalam novel written by Sarah Joseph and published in 1999. The novel is the first in the trilogy which includes 'Mattathi' and 'Othappu'. This novel gave widespread recognition to Sarah Joseph and her craft. 'Aalahayude Penmakkal' won the Kerala Sahitya Academy award of 2001,[1] Kendra Sahitya Academy award of 2003, Vayalar Ramavarma award of 2004,[2][3] and Cherukad Award of 2000.[4] The novel deals with the condition of marginalized groups in society pointed out as subalterns by Marxist Antonio Gramsci.[5] The living and existential conditions of these groups are seldom acknowledged by the society at large and generally they are displaced from their places of stay and livelihoods, usually in the name of development and change. This transformation in their existential struggle is narrated by Annie, the central character, who gives voice to three generations of her subaltern group albeit with a feminine perspective.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Academy- Awards". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Kendra Sahitya Academy Awards (Malayalam)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "List of award winners since 1977". Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "ചെറുകാട് അവാര്ഡ് സാറാജോസഫിന്". Oneindia (in Malayalam). 2 October 2000. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Aalahayude Penmakkal-Book Review by MARIAMMA PANJIKARAN". Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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