E. Santhosh Kumar

E. Santhosh Kumar
Born1969 (age 55–56)
OccupationWriter
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
GenreNovel, short story
Notable worksChavukali and Andhakaranazhi
Notable awardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award

E. Santhosh Kumar is a Malayalam writer. He has won numerous awards, including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award twice in 2006 and in 2012.

Biography

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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

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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 seven full-length novels, three novelettes and ten collections of short stories.[citation needed]

List of works

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Novels

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  • 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
  • Thapomayiyude Achhan (2024) DC Books

Novellas

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  • 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Nair, Ravisankar S (June 2014). "അദശയ സാനനിധയങങളിലടെ കഥ പറയനന നോവൽ". കലാപർണ: 6–14.
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  • 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.