E. Santhosh Kumar
E. Santhosh Kumar is a Malayalam writer. He has won numerous awards, including that of Kerala Sahitya Academy. Andhakaranazhi, published in 2012 and recipient of 2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, is considered one of his best.
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| Born | 1969, Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Government Higher Secondary School, Pattikkad Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur St. Thomas College, Thrissur |
| Genre | Novel, short story |
| Notable works | Chavukali and Andhakaranazhi |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
Biography
E. Santhosh Kumar was born in 1969 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala. He studied in Government Higher Secondary School, Pattikkad, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur and St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He had worked with National Insurance Company for more than 3 decades since 1990 till 2020.
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
With his first short stories published in the late nineties and his first novel in 2002, E. Santhosh Kumar established himself as a leading writer of Malayalam. 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. Critics have often described Andhakaranzhi as his magnum opus.
In his first novel Amusement Park Santhosh explores the life of two physically challenged persons set in the background of the tentacles of globalisation. K. Prasananrajan, a critic describes ‘Vakkukal’ (Words) another novel of Santhosh Kumar as a work of philosophical dimensions.
List of works
Novels
- 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
- 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
- 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
References
- Nair, Ravisankar S (June 2014). "അദശയ സാനനിധയങങളിലടെ കഥ പറയനന നോവൽ". കലാപർണ: 6–14.
External links
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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.