Summary
E. Santhosh Kumar is a Malayalam writer. He has won numerous awards, including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006.
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| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Novel, short story |
| Notable works | Chavukali and Andhakaranazhi |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
Biography edit
Galapagos, which was later published as a collection, was his first published short story. He won his first Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for Chavukali, a collection of short stories. In 2012, he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the second time, for his novel Andhakaranazhi.
Notable works edit
His first short stories were published in the late nineties and his first novel in 2002.[citation needed] He is generally identified with the generation of Malayalam writers who came into prominence at the turn of the 21st century.[1] His oeuvre includes two full-length novels, six novelettes and over sixty short stories.[citation needed]
List of works edit
Novels edit
- Amusement Park (2002) N B S kottayam
- Vaakkukal (2007) Mathrubhumi Books
- Kaakkaradesathe Urumbukal (2009) Kerala Balasahitya Institute
- Andhakaranazhi (2011) Mathrubhumi Books
- Island of Lost Shadows (English translation of Andhakaranazhi) 2015, Niyogi Books, New Delhi
- Jnanabharam (2020) Mathrubhumi books
Novellas edit
- Thankachan Manjakkaran(2009)
- Kunnukal Nakshathrangal (2014)
- Chidambara Rahasyam (2014), DC Books
- Three Novels (2015), DC Books
- Oralkku Ethra Mannu Veenam (2016), DC Books
Short story collections edit
- Galapagos (2000)
- Moonnu Andhanmaar Aanaye Vivarikkunnu (2003)
- Chaavukali (2006)
- Moonnu Viralukal (2008)
- Neechavedam (2010)
- Kathakal: E Santhosh Kumar (2013) DC Books
- Ente Priyappetta Kathakal (2018) DC Books
- Narakangalude Upama (2019) DC Books
- A fistful of Mustard Seeds (English translation of 12 stories) 2019 Niyogi Books, New Delhi
- Pasupatham (2021) DC Books
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ Nair, Ravisankar S (June 2014). "അദശയ സാനനിധയങങളിലടെ കഥ പറയനന നോവൽ". കലാപർണ: 6–14.
External links edit
- Nair, Ravisankar S (June 2014). "അദശയ സാനനിധയങങളിലടെ കഥ പറയനന നോവൽ". കലാപർണ: 6–14.
- വി.വിജയകമാർ (October 2019). പരതിബോധതതിനറെ അടയാളങങൾ. Kozhikode: ഐ ബകസ. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-93-87828-28-5.
- Sankar V, Sucheta (December 2016). "Textual Exiles: Cartographies of Power in Amusement Park". Journal of Literature and Aesthetics. 16: 81–93.
- V. Vijayakumar (20 October 2017). "എനതാണ മനഷയമനസസിനോളം ദരഹമായിരികകനനത?". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- V. Vijayakumar. കഥയിലിലലാതതത. Palakkad: ലോഗോസ ബകസ. pp. 22–53. ISBN 979-93-88364-13-3 Check |isbn= value: checksum (help).
- T.pillai, Meena (28 June 2018). "Eye for detail and nuances". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 November 2019.