Author: Perumbadavam SreedharanFeatures: perumbadam malayalam russia Publisher: Sangeerthanam PublicationsDetails: Oru Sankeerthanam Pole (Malayalam: ഒരു സങ്കീർത്തനം പോലെ) is a widely acclaimed novel written by Perumbadavam Sreedharan, first published in September, 1993. Set in the city of Saint Petersburg, it deals with the life of the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his love affair with Anna who would later become his wife. This book broke Malayalam publishing records in 2005 by selling more than 100,000 copies in just 12 years after its initial publication.[3] It won numerous awards, the most prestigious one being the 1996 Vayalar award.[4] The novel revolves around the life of Dostoyevsky from the time of his meeting with Anna till their union. Dostoyevsky had promised his editor Stellovsky that he would complete the novel The Gambler within a few months, but he had not written a single page yet. On the advice of a friend, he recruits a stenographer, Anna to speed up the completion. Anna had great respect for the novelist. But he was nothing like she imagined. On the surface, Dostoyevsky was an alcoholic, gambler and epileptic who could evoke revulsion in anyone. But Anna slowly discovers deeper characteristics in his personality, which slowly progresses into the emotion of love
