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e. harikumar |
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streekal
collection of 25 stories
of female characters
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Vellithirayilennapole
collection of new stories |
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my parents
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Short story writer and novelist in Malayalam, the language of Kerala in South India, E. Harikumar is a well known writer. Kerala is the land of coconut palm groves and sunshine. The land of lakes and mountains. Of sea and sand. The trees are so green and lush, it is called the God's Own Land. Born on 13th July 1943 in Ponani a coastal town between Calicut and
Kochi.
Parents: Edasseri Govindan Nair, well-known poet and playwright and E. Janaki
Amma.
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Awards:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 1988 for collection of short stories titled
Dinosarinte Kutty
(The Dinosaur's
Baby),
Padmarajan Award in 1997 for the best story of the year
'Pachhapayyine Pidikkan'
(To Catch A Grasshopper)
Nalappadan Award for the book Sookshichu Vacha Mayilpeeli
(Peacock Feather Treasured) in 1998 and
Kathapeedam Award
for the book 'Anithayude Veedu' (Anitha's House) in
2006.
E. Harikumar was a member of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the foremost literary institution
under the Cultural Department of Government of Kerala,
for two terms from 1998 till 2004.
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Published by
Current Books, Thrissur
Distribution: Cosmo Books, Thrissur, Kochi,
Kozhikode
Price: Rs. 200. |
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His latest collection of 14 short stories
'Vellithirayilennapole' (As In A Silver Screen) is published by
Lipi Publications,
B14
Vikas Building,
Rly. Stn. Link Road,
Kozhikode 673 002
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You
can get your copy through http://indulekha.com,
the largest bookshop online.
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I owe it to my
parents Edasseri Govindan Nair and E. Janaki
Amma, both of whom were writers. My mother
ceased to write when she got married, a great
sacrifice in that it helped my father to devout
all his energy to write poems and plays, in
short to be a writer and social reformer. Ever
since
she sacrificed her literary career at the altar
of her husband's greater efforts at an early
age, she wanted at least one of us to step in
where she had stopped. She was happy when I
started writing and encouraged me a lot. It is
to these parents who have bestowed on me a lot
of love, affection and encouragement, that I
dedicate this portal.
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