
good naitt misttar toom

engleesh ezhuthukaaranaaya maikkal magorian 1981ll kestral prasidheekaricha kuttikalude novalaanu goodnite misttar toom. athe varsham thanne harper & roow oru american pathipp prasidheekarichu. randaam lokamahaayudhasamayathe pashchaathalatthilulla chithratthil, yudhathinte thudakkathil landanile veettilvechu peedippikkappedunna oru aankutty raajyathekku maattunnath chithreekarikkunnu. prayamaaya eakaanthanaaya misttar tominte paricharanatthil, snehathinteyum karuthalinteyum oru puthiya jeevitam addeham anubavikkunnu.
britiish kuttikalude ezhuthukaarude oru paanal vidhicha magorian "misttar tome" vaarshika jeevitakaala guardian kuttikalude fiction sammanam nedi. yukeyil prasidheekaricha aaa varshathe ettavum mikacha engleesh bhasha kuttikalude pusthakatthe amgeekarichukondu britiish librariyanmaaril ninnulla karnegi medalinu avar randaam sthaanathethi.
eee noval oru steju musicalaayum "goodnite misttar toom" (1998) enna chithramaayum sweekarichu. 2003ll bbcyude sarveyil ithu #49 ll pattikapedutthi. ettavum puthiya naadakaavishkaaramaaya "goodnite misttar toom" mikacha vinodathinulla laurence oliviyar award nedi.
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1939 septambaril, brittan yudhathinte vakkilayirikke, nagarangalil ninnulla niravadhi kochukuttikale asannamaaya jarmman bombaakramanatthil ninnu rakshappedaan graamapradeshangalilekk maattippaarppikkunnu. amma shaareerikamaayum vaikarikamaayum peedippikkappedunna deptfordil ninnulla vilyam beach enna aankutti cheria wirewald graamatthil athunnu. villi bheeruvum nertthathum murivukalum vranangalum kondu moodappettathumaanu. thante karkkasavum mathaparavum maanasikavumaya asthirayaaya ammaykku nandi, thaan papathal niranjavanaanennum addeham vishwasikkunnu. avan ellah divasavum kidakka nanaykkunnu.
toom ookli, allengil vilyam addehathe vilikkunnathupole "misttar toom", arupathukalile eakaanthanum mosham swabhaavamulla vidhavayumaan. samooham addehathe ozhivaakkukayum thirichum cheiyunnu. vilyam mathaviswasiyo pallikkaduthu thaamasichavarodo oppam thaamasikkanamenn vilyaminte amma aagrahichu, toom villi sweekarikkunnu. thudakkathil akaleyaayirunnengilum, vilyaminte gaarhika jeevitam kandethiya toom avanodu dayayode perumaarunnu. tomumaayum addehathinte naayayaya saamiyumaayum vilyam valarnnu.
vilyam schoolil pookukayum jorj, erattakalaaya kaari, jinni, prathyekichu ozhippikkappetta sahayathrikanaaya saachu ennivarulppede suhruthukkale undaakkukayum cheiyunnu. tome mattullavarum chernnu vaayikkanum ezhuthaanum padikkunna vilyam, varaykkal, painting, naadakam ennivayil kazhivukal kaanikkunnu. vilyam toom maattunnath pole toom vilyam maattunnu. naalpat varsham munbu toom thante bharya kunjineyum skaarlattinaykk nashtappettathayi velippedunnu.
thaan rogiyaanennu vilyaminte amma ezhuthukayum vilyam thante aduthekku madangivaranamennu abhyarthikkukayum cheiyunnu. aadyam, vilyam thante ammaye sahayikkaanum thante nettangal avalkk kaanichukodukkaanum kaathirikkunnu. ennirunnaalum, avan rottiloode baibil padikkaathathinaalum mattullavaril ninnu sammaanangalum shradhayum labhikkunnathinaalum avante avadhikkaalathekkurichu kelkkumbol avalkk deshyamundu. aval avane oru pettiyil avaganikkapetta kidakkunna thante navjata penkuttiye kaanikkunnu. jootha saachumayulla bandhathekkurichu kelkkukayum vilyam thanikkuvendi samsaarikkunnath kaanukayum cheythathil deshyappetta aval daivaninda aaropikkukayum abodhaavasthayil avane adikkukayum cheiyunnu. stairkalkku thaazheyulla alamarayil, kalmut valanjukondu, adivasthrathilekku thaazhekku erangiya nilayil vilyam bodham veendedukkunnu. urangunnathinumumbu avan tominaayi nishabdamaayi karayunnu.
vilyam pooyi aazhchakalkk sesham, vilyam ezhuthaathathupole entho kuzhappamundennu tominu thonnunnu. addeham orikkalum adhikam dooram sanjarichittillenkilum, trainil landanilekku pookukayum oduvil deptfordinteyum vilyaminteyum veedu kandethukayum cheiyunnu. veedu shoonyamaanennu thonnumenkilum ullile entho kandu samee aswasthanaakunnu. vaathil takarkkaan toom oru praadeshika poleesukaarane prerippikkunnu. maricha kunjinoppam alamarayile paippil poottiya vilyamine avar kandethunnu. vilyam divasangalaayi avide poottiyirunnathinaal poshakaahaarakkuravum gurutharamaayi murivetta avasthayilumaanu. vilyam ashupathriyil chikilsayilaanu. avide aayirikkumbol, avan bhayanakamaaya pediswapnangal anubavikkunnu, mattu kuttikalude urakkathe thadassappeduthunnathil ninnu avante nilavilikal thadayaan mayakkumarunnu kazhikkunnu. vilyamine oru kuttikalude veettilekku kondupokumennu toom kelkkunnu. avan ashupathriyil ninnu vilyamine thattikkondupoyi cheria wirewoldinte aduthekku kondupookunnu.
vilyam thante kadinamaaya kashtathayil kidappilayirikkukayum aaghaathathilaavukayum cheiyunnu. thanikk aavasyathinu paal nalkaan kazhiyaathathinal sahodariyude maranathinu addeham svayam kuttappeduthunnu. saachu ellah divasavum addehathe sandarshikkunnu. vilyam kooduthal shakthanaavukayum thante priyappetta adthyaapika aanii hartridgene sandarshikkukayum cheiyunnu. thanichu oru kunjine pottaan kazhiyillennum oru sthreek ottaykku oru kunjine garbham dharikkan kazhiyillennum aanii, saachu ennivaril ninnu vilyam manassilakkunnu. avivahitharaaya purushanmaarum sthreekalum bhaaryamaaraakunnath paapamaanennu avalodu paranjenkilum thante amma oru purushanumaayi laingika bandhatthil earppettathaayi avan manassilakkunnu. sahodariyude maranathinu avan inii svayam kuttappeduthunnilla.
vilyaminte amma aathmahathya cheythathayi ariyikkaan landanil ninnu adhikrithar athunnu. avanu mattu bandhukkal illaathathinaal avane oru kuttikalude veettilekku kondupokaan avar aagrahikkunnu. toom edapedukayum vilyamine datthedukkaan anuvadikkukayum cheiyunnu. toom, vilyam, saachu ennivar kadaltheera gramamaaya saalmouthil oru avadikkaalam aasvadikkunnu, avide avarude kudil udama vilyam tomine makanayi thettidharikkunnu. jarmman bombaakramanatthil pithaavin parikkettathaayi saachinu vaartha labhikkunnu. saachu trainil landanilekku madangunnu. adhikam taamasiyaathe, saachu minnalil marikkunnu. vilyam dukhithanaanu.
yudhathil oru call nashtappetta jiophree sanderton enna mattoru avivahithanumaayulla souhrudathiloode vilyam sukham praapikkukayum vilyam swakaarya kala paadangal nalkukayum cheiyunnu. marichupoya thante uttasuhrithaaya jiophriyude oru foto jiophree pankittathinushesham, vilyam saachinte maranavumaayi poruthappedaan thudangunnu. saachinte bike upayogichu vilyam svayam sawari padippikkunnu. saachu ellaayppozhum thante bhaagamaayirikkumenn avan manassilakkunnu. saachinte oormmakalumaayi bandhappedumbol vilyam kaariyumaayi kooduthal adukkunnu. 
oru ratri, ippol "daddy" ennu vilikkunna tomine veettilekku thirike konduvanna vilyam, cheria wirewoldil athiyathinushesham thaan athramaathram maariyenn chinthikkukayum thaan valarukayaanennu manassilakkukayum cheiyunnu.

