M. K. Menon was born in Karumathra, near Vadakkancherry, British India. He got his degree in Mathematics in 1947 from St. Thomas College, Trichur. In 1953 he left for Singapore where he started his life as the editor of the English monthly called Indian Movie News. Two years later, he became the sub-editor at the French News service Agence France-Presse (AFP)[1] in Singapore. He was also a member of the Kerala Socialist Party. He came back to Kerala in 1977.
He made his debut as a novelist with the book Niramulla Nizhalukal (1965) which gives a vivid description of the lives of Malayalis in Singapore during the Second World War. He has a special liking for the stream-of-consciousness novel. As a novel that narrates the entire story through what passes in the minds of characters Oonjal is considered remarkable.[4] Vilasini followed the examples of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf in his novels. His best known work is Avakasikal (The Inheritors). It runs 3958 pages, in four volumes, and is the longest novel in the Indian language.
^"Malayalam literary awards". Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
