rahulgopinath reviewed Ente Katha by Madhavakutty/Kamala Das
Review of 'Ente Katha' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I reread it recently, after reading the book [b:Pranayathinte Rajakumari - Madhavikutty|30519241|Pranayathinte Rajakumari - Madhavikutty|Merrily Weisbord|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465624537s/30519241.jpg|51039587] a partial description of her time with the author by [a:Merrily Weisbord|128159|Merrily Weisbord|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png].
If you are a Malayali, I would advise you to read the book [b:Pranayathinte Rajakumari - Madhavikutty|30519241|Pranayathinte Rajakumari - Madhavikutty|Merrily Weisbord|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465624537s/30519241.jpg|51039587] first before reading this one, because at times a lot of things are left unsaid, and other times, certain connections need to be made between the prose.
I would also recommend people interested in reading the book to also keep in mind the social environment in Kerala at the time or even later. The author has been criticized quite a lot by people who expect her to follow the path that they expect her to follow. An example is this one that castigates her conversion to Islam as mere histrionics.
Finally, read this autobiography with the understanding that the narrator …
I reread it recently, after reading the book [b:Pranayathinte Rajakumari - Madhavikutty|30519241|Pranayathinte Rajakumari - Madhavikutty|Merrily Weisbord|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465624537s/30519241.jpg|51039587] a partial description of her time with the author by [a:Merrily Weisbord|128159|Merrily Weisbord|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png].
If you are a Malayali, I would advise you to read the book [b:Pranayathinte Rajakumari - Madhavikutty|30519241|Pranayathinte Rajakumari - Madhavikutty|Merrily Weisbord|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465624537s/30519241.jpg|51039587] first before reading this one, because at times a lot of things are left unsaid, and other times, certain connections need to be made between the prose.
I would also recommend people interested in reading the book to also keep in mind the social environment in Kerala at the time or even later. The author has been criticized quite a lot by people who expect her to follow the path that they expect her to follow. An example is this one that castigates her conversion to Islam as mere histrionics.
Finally, read this autobiography with the understanding that the narrator is unreliable (perhaps a plot device, or perhaps not), and that some of the text may not strictly be chronological.