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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox person<br /> | name = Aymanam John<br /> | image = &lt;!-- filename only, no &quot;File:&quot; or &quot;Image:&quot; prefix, and no enclosing [[brackets]] --&gt;<br /> | alt = &lt;!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --&gt;<br /> | caption = <br /> | birth_name = &lt;!-- only use if different from name --&gt;<br /> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|4|10}} <br /> | birth_place = [[Aymanam]], [[Kottayam district]]<br /> | nationality = <br /> | other_names = <br /> | occupation = Short-story writer<br /> | years_active = <br /> | known_for = <br /> | notable_works = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Aymanam John&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 10 April 1953) is a [[Malayalam|Malayalam–language]] short-story writer. He hails from [[Aymanam]], a small village in [[Kerala]]&#039;s [[Kottayam district]] which was made famous by [[Arundhati Roy]] through her 1997 novel &#039;&#039;[[The God of Small Things]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Aymanam-steps-out-of-books/article16368466.ece &quot;Aymanam steps out of books&quot;]. &#039;&#039;The Hindu&#039;&#039; 31 December 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Writings==<br /> John has also written several stories of this village including a collection of memoirs titled &#039;&#039;Ennittumundu Thaamarappoikakal&#039;&#039;, where he narrates his native place, the scenic countryside, the people and places and moments that he cherishes.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-columns/whats-inside-malayalam/article5425325.ece &quot;What’s inside – Malayalam&quot;]. &#039;&#039;The Hindu&#039;&#039; 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; His other famous books include &#039;&#039;Ithara Characharangalude Charitrapusthakam&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Christmas Marathinte Veru&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Aymanam Johninte Kathakal&#039;&#039; (which won the 2017 [[Odakkuzhal Award]]).&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.mangalam.com/en-news/detail/180540-kerala-aymanam-john-bags-2017-odakkuzhal-award.html|title=Aymanam John bags 2017 Odakkuzhal award|date=4 January 2018|newspaper=[[Mangalam Publications|Mangalam]]|access-date=6 March 2018}}&lt;/ref&gt; He received the 2017 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story]].&lt;ref name=&quot;കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; വി.ജെ.ജയിംസിന്റെ ‘നിരീശ്വരൻ’ മികച്ച നോവൽ&quot;&gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2019/01/23/kerala-sahitya-akademi-award-nireeswaran-best-novel.html |title=കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; വി.ജെ.ജയിംസിന്റെ ‘നിരീശ്വരൻ’ മികച്ച നോവൽ |date=2019-01-23 |website=ManoramaOnline |access-date=2019-01-23}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> {{Malayalam Literature}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:John, Aymanam}}<br /> [[Category:1953 births]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Writers from Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:People from Kottayam district]]<br /> [[Category:Indian male short story writers]]<br /> [[Category:Malayalam-language writers]]<br /> [[Category:Malayalam short story writers]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian short story writers]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-writer-stub}}</div>

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