Describe any three features of novels written by the Malayalam writer Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer.
In his early years as a writer, Basheer had great difficulty earning a living from his books. He often sold them himself, carrying copies personally to houses and shops. In some of his stories Basheer wrote about his days as a vendor of his own books. Three features of novels written by the Malayalam writer Basheer are as mentioned below : Most of his works based on his own experience rather than on books from the past. His short novels and stories were written in the ordinary language of conversation. His novels give details from the everyday life of Muslim households. He wrote about poverty, insanity and life in prisons.
