A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol', a novella by Charles Dickens in Malayalam translated by Nalappadam Padmanabhan. First published on 19 December 1843, the story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. And it continues to attract readers from all parts of the world, for centuries.