"आवरणम् (पुस्तकम्)" इत्यस्य संस्करणे भेदः

'''आरवरणम् (ಆವರಣ)''' इति २००७ तमे वर्षे प्रकाशितः कश्चन [[कन्नडभाषा|कन्नड]]-कथाग्रन्थः वर्तते। [[एस् एल् भैरप्प]] अस्य ग्रन्थस्य च लेखकः। आवरणमिति पदम् ''आवृ'' धातुनिष्पन्नं, यस्य चार्थः अपह्नुतम् आवृत्तं वा। मुघलसम्म्राट् [[औरङ्गजेब|औरङ्गजेब]] अस्मिन् ग्रन्थे प्रामुख्येन उपख्यातः। ''आवरण''ग्रन्थस्य प्रथमसंस्करणस्य सर्वाः प्रतयः प्रकाशनात्(फेब्रुवरी २००७) प्रागेव विक्रीताः आसन्<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12327052-aavarana |title=आवरण by S.L. Bhyrappa |website=[[Goodreads]]}}</ref> पञ्चमासाभ्यन्तरे १० मुद्रण-संस्करणानि जातानि आसन्, अतः भारतीयसाहित्येतिहासे अयं ग्रन्थः निदर्शनरूपेन स्थितः। <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kannada.oneindia.in/literature/book/2007/150207avarana_review.html |title=ಬೇಗ ಓದಿ : ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಹೊಸ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ‘ಆವರಣ’ |website=[[Oneindia.in|Oneindia Kannada]] |language=kn |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406211156/http://kannada.oneindia.in/literature/book/2007/150207avarana_review.html |archivedate=6 April 2012}}</ref>

Like most of Bhyrappa's novels, Aavarana too generated tremendous debate and discussion. Many prominent intellectuals believe ''Aavarana'' dangerously advanced the fundamentalist agenda by tilting at the windmills of history, and that it seeks to divide society on communal lines. On the other hand, the writer's original posit that the Truth<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bharatabharati.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/distorting!-indian-history-s-l-bhyrappa/ |title=Distorting Indian History – S.L. Bhyrappa |date=22 May 2012 |website=Bharata Bharati}}</ref> needs to be told has connected with the readers that it has seen repeated reprintings. The author has vigorously protested the tag that the book is inflammatory by challenging the reviewers to refute the points made in the book. It is also pertinent to note that the author anticipated the criticism that the book would receive and has worked in the book, the reasons why books and criticisms should not be banned or suppressed.