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| Author | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
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| Original title | പൊന്നി |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Sahityapravarthaka Sahakaranasangham D. C. Books |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 317 |
| OCLC | 19560133 |
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