Important Novels of Thakazhi
| Kayar (Coir) | Thottiyude Makan (Scavenger’s Son) |
| Randidangazhi (Two Measures) | Chemmeen (Prawns) |
| Enippadikal (Footsteps) | Pratiphalam (Returns) |
| Paramarthangal | Avante Smaranakal |
| Ouseppinte Makkal (The Sons of Ouseph) | Oru Erinhadangal (An Extinguishing) |
| Chukku | Thalayodu |
| Anubhavangal Palichakkal | Perillakkatha |
| Pappiyammayum Makkalum | Anju Pennungal |
| Jeevitham Sundaramanu Pakshe | Nurayum Pathayum |
| Akaththalam | Kotippoya Mukhangal |
| Pathithapankajam | Vilpanakkari |
Important Novels of Basheer
| Balyakalasakhi (Childhood Companion) |
| Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu (My Grandad Had an Elephant) |
| Premalekhanam ( The Love Letter) |
| Maranathinte Nizhalil (In the Shadow of Death) |
| Mathilukal (Walls) |
| Shabdangal (Voices) |
| Pathummayude Aadu (Pathumma’s Goat) |
| Jeevithanizhalppadukal (The Shadows of Life) |
| Muchcheettukalikkarante Makal (The Card Sharper’s Daughter) |
| Aanavariyum Ponkurisum (Elephant Scooper and Golden Cross) |
| Manthrikappoocha (The Magic Cat) |
| Sthalathe Pradhana Divyan (The Principal Divine of the Place) |
Important Novels of S. K. Pottekkatt
Visha-kanyaka (The Poisonous Maiden)
Naatan Premam (Rural Love)
Karamboo
Prema-siksha (The Punishment of Love)
Mootupatam (The Veil)
Oru Theruvinte Katha (The Story of a Street)
Oru Desathinte Katha (The Story of a Locale)
Important Novels of Uroob
Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum
Aamina
Mindappennu
Kunhammayum Koottukarum
Maulaviyum Changathimarum
Ummachchu
Aniyara
Ammini
Other prominent novelists of the realism generation are Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai, Nagavalli R.S. Kurup, Joseph Mundasseri, Vettoor Raman Nair, Cherukatu, N.K. Krishna Pillai, K. Damodaran etc.
Modernist trends in Malayalam novels came into existence only in the 1960s. As such, there was space for another set of brilliant writers to rise and flourish after the phase of realism, before modernism got fully entrenched. They were E.M. Kovoor, G. Vivekanandan, G.S. Panicker, Muttathu Varkey, Nandanar, Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair, Ponhikkara Rafi, K. Surendran, Kovilan (real name V.V. Ayyappan), Parappurathu (real name K. E. Mathai), S. K. Marar, G.P. Nhekkatu, C.A. Kittunni, Pamman, Ayyaneth, Annie Thayyil, and Kanam.
