Kosala (novel)

Kosala
Book cover of English translation
Cover of English translation
AuthorBhalchandra Nemade
Original titleकोसला
TranslatorSudhakar Marathe
LanguageMarathi
SubjectExistentialism, alienation
Set in1950s Khandesh (Central India) and Pune
PublisherDeshmukh and Company
Publication date
September 1963
Publication placeIndia
Published in English
1997
OCLC38258018

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.