Visappu

Visappu (Hunger) is a collection of short stories by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer published in 1954.^[1][2] The collection includes Basheer's first story "Ente Thankam" (My Darling) which is titled "Thankam" in the book.^[3] This story originally appeared in the Ernakulam-based newspaper Jayakesari in the year 1937.^[4] The other stories include "Visappu" (Hunger), "Marunnu" (Medicine) and "Pishachu" (Devil). Visappu is considered as a modern classic in south Asian literature.^[5]

List of stories

1. "Thankam"
2. "Shashinas"
3. "Hridayanatha"
4. "Marunnu"
5. "Nammude Hridayangal"
6. "Pishachu"
7. "Visappu"