k ad ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁literature ▁from ▁Pres iden cy ▁College . ▁V ij ay an ▁taught ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁at ▁Mal ab ar ▁Christian ▁College , ▁K oz h ik ode , ▁and ▁Victoria ▁College ▁before ▁opt ing ▁for ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁career ▁ ▁K has ak k inte ▁It ih as am ▁▁ ▁K has ak k inte ▁It ih as am ▁( The ▁Leg ends ▁of ▁K has ak ), ▁V ij ay an ' s ▁first ▁novel , ▁which ▁took ▁twelve ▁years ' ▁writing ▁and ▁re writing ▁to ▁reach ▁its ▁final ▁form , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁A ▁year ▁before , ▁it ▁was ▁serial ized ▁in ▁Math r ub h umi ▁week ly ▁for ▁ 2 8 ▁weeks ▁starting ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁set ▁off ▁a ▁great ▁literary ▁revolution ▁and ▁cle aved ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Mal ay al am ▁fiction ▁into ▁pre - K has ak ▁and ▁post - K has ak ▁er as . ▁The ▁former ▁era ▁was ▁rom antic ▁and ▁formal ; ▁the ▁latter ▁is ▁modern ist , ▁post - mod ern ist ▁and ▁post - post - mod ern ist , ▁with ▁trem end ous ▁experiment ation ▁in ▁style ▁and ▁content . ▁The ▁novel , ▁which ▁has ▁drawn ▁compar isons ▁with ▁One ▁H undred ▁Years ▁of ▁Sol itude ▁of ▁Gabriel ▁Gar cia ▁Mar quez , ▁is ▁about ▁R avi , ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁an