Grotesque Elements in Basheer’sThe World Renowned Nose.
Loading...
Date
2014-05
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Grotesque Realism is one of the important features of Carnival. It presents human body as multiple, incomplete and
imperfect and thereby it subverts what is ideal, stable and perfect. As it is a part of Carnival, grotesque representation is
basically a revolutionary action. It not only questions the existing hierarchical social structure, it also creates new formula
which is egalitarian in nature. The present paper analyses how the famous Malayalam novelist and short story writer
Vaikom Muhammed Basheer has made use of the technique of grotesque realism in his novel The World Renowned Nose
(ViswaVikyadhamayaMookk). The story focuses on the growth of a nose which has become a matter of dispute and
sensation among intellectuals. Basheer also gives a touch of satire and black humour to the story.
Description
Keywords
Grotesque, Bakhtin, Basheer, Satire, Carnivalesque
Citation
Bari C Abdul. Grotesque Elements in Basheer’sThe World Renowned Nose. International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies. 2014 May; 1(5): 114-117.