Circus!

by V. Madhavan Nair 'Mali', Ramkumar Parvathi (Translator)

The popular and fun-filled Koman Circus has been wrested away
from Koman, the beloved ringmaster, by his cunning manager, Kelan.
And now sadly Koman is dead, leaving the animals and other circus
artistes helpless. Led by Chimpa the chimpanzee, the animals decide
to start their own circus. They learn to do everything themselves –
from managing money to thinking of new and dazzling tricks. Will
their circus, the first of its kind, triumph over all odds? Or will
Kelan succeed in his wicked plans to take everything away from
them again?
This classic action-packed story of loyalty, faith and teamwork,
written by the iconic Malayalam writer ‘Mali’, has been translated
fully into English for the first time by his granddaughter and author
Parvathi Ramkumar, to bring it to thousands more young readers.

Genres: Fiction, Mali

121 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

V. Madhavan Nair (Dec 6, 1915 – July 2, 1994) who is popularly known as ‘Mali’ was a master storyteller who wrote more than 50 books, including 40, for children. His style of narration was so simple and beautiful that his books like ‘Circus’, ‘Kishkindha’, ‘Jantustan’, ‘Mali Ramayanam’, ‘Mali Bharatham’ have delighted entire generations.

Mali wrote several books and articles for adults as well. His play “Iravikkutty Pillai’ played to a capacity audience in Madras. His work Karnashapatham, is the most successful Kathakali play written in the 20th century with more than 5000 stage performances during Mali's lifetime.

Mali was a tennis champion and a high jump record holder also. He was serving in the All India Radio for many years and he was the Station Director at the time of his retirement. He was also the editor of National Book Trust. He died on July 2, 1994

Reviews

[Anantha Narayanan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. What a nostalgic read. Have been a favourite during my childhood. The story is perfect for kids. Circus by animals for humans. Mali is a great children's writer.

[Pramod Nair · Rating 5 out of 5]

First read this title when I was in 4th or 5th standard in school. A great children’s book with magical animal characters and the sheer pleasure of reading this captivating tale is still fresh in my mind. I would simply recommend this book for all young readers – it will be a fantastic reading experience for adult readers too. The pictures of various adventures happening in a circus company run by animals, the breath taking circus acts they perform and the story of the relation of a young kid and these animals are painted vividly by Mali in this great gem of a book.

[SAHIR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its childhood nostalgic book now want my kids to read the same

[Umesh Kannur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally i got from Sharjah International Book fair.

[Dr. Charu Panicker · Rating 2 out of 5]

കൊച്ചു കുട്ടികൾക്ക് വേണ്ടിയുള്ള ഒരു കഥ. ഒരു സർക്കസ് കൂടാരത്തിൽ അകത്ത് നടക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇതിൽ പറയുന്നത്. മനുഷ്യരും മൃഗങ്ങളും ഒരേപോലെ കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളാകുന്ന കുട്ടികളെ രസിപ്പിക്കുന്ന നോവൽ. കോമൻ മാസ്റ്ററെ ചതിച്ച കേളൻ സർക്കസ് സ്വന്തമാക്കുന്നു. മൃഗങ്ങൾ ഒക്കെ ഒത്തുചേർന്ന ഒരു ജന്തു സർക്കസ് തുടങ്ങുന്നു. നന്മയും തിന്മയും തമ്മിലുള്ള മത്സരത്തിൽ നന്മ ജയിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കഥ.

[Anup Asokan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent novel for children. While it may be dated, it still has the potential to mesmerise the young reader.

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[Dily · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my ever time nostalgia , looking to get a copy.

[Hijna Saleeja Ismail · Rating 3 out of 5]

A light read anyone can understand and enjoy... Even if its a children read, adults can also enjoy as a quick and nice one...

[Aruna Kumar Gadepalli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about circus. Well written book. Translation is equally good.

[Krishna Prasad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

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