Oru Theruvinte Katha

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Oru Theruvinte Katha

Cover page for the latest edition by D. C. books
Author	S. K. Pottekkatt
Original title	ഒരു തെരുവിന്റെ കഥ
Language	Malayalam
Publisher	D. C. Books
Publication date	September 1960
Publication place	India
Pages	290
ISBN	9788171305797
Followed by	Oru Desathinte Katha

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’. 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' (Malayalam: കാര്യം വിഷമസ്ഥിതി) or 'situation is difficult' in English when calling out headlines while selling news papers. 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. 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.^[1]