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| Author | Bhalchandra Nemade |
|---|---|
| Original title | कोसला |
| Translator | Sudhakar Marathe |
| Language | Marathi |
| Subject | Existentialism, alienation |
| Set in | 1950s Khandesh (Central India) and Pune |
| Publisher | Deshmukh and Company |
Publication date | September 1963 |
| Publication place | India |
Published in English | 1997 |
| OCLC | 38258018 |
Kosala (English: Cocoon), sometimes spelled Kosla, is a Marathi novel by Indian writer Bhalchandra Nemade, published in 1963. Regarded as Nemade's magnum opus, and accepted as a modern classic of Marathi literature, the novel uses the autobiographical form to narrate the journey of a young man, Pandurang Sangvikar, and his friends through his college years.
Kosala is considered to be the first existentialist novel in Marathi literature. Since its publication, its open-ended nature and potential for varied interpretations have been viewed as ground-breaking. The novel has become a modern classic of post-1960 Marathi fiction, and has been translated into eight South Asian languages and into English.