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Template:Infobox writer Maniyambath Mukundan, (born 10 September 1942) commonly known as M. Mukundan, is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Many of his early works are set in Mahé (Mayyazhi) which has earned him the moniker, Mayyazhiyude Kathakaaran. He is known to be one of the pioneers of modernity in Malayalam literature and Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil, Daivathinte Vikrithikal, Kesavante Vilapangal and Pravasam are some of his notable works. He has received many honours including Vayalar Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Crossword Book Award and the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literacy honour of the Government of Kerala. He is also a recipient of the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres of the Government of France.[1]

Biography

Mukundan was born on 10 September 1942 at Mahe,[2] then a French overseas territory and now a part of Puducherry Union Territory in South India.[3] Mukundan served as an official of the New Delhi office of the Embassy of France in Delhi.[4] His first literary work was a short story published in 1961[5] while the first novel, Delhi was published in 1969.[6] Mukundan has so far published 12 novels which include his later works such as Adithyanum Radhayum Mattu Chilarum, Oru Dalit Yuvathiyude Kadanakatha, Kesavante Vilapangal and Nritham and ten collections of short stories (which totals 171 in numbers till 2012). Adithyanum Radhayum Mattu Chilarum is a fictional story which dethrone the time from the narrative, it gives the readers a new method of writing. Oru Dalit Yuvathiyude Kadanakatha reveals how Vasundhara, an actress has been insulted in the course of acting due to some unexpected situations. It proclaims the postmodern message that martyrs are created not only through ideologies, but through art also. Kesavante Vilapangal (Kesavan's Lamentations) one of his later works tells the story of a writer Kesavan who writes a novel on a child named Appukkuttan who grows under the influence of E. M. S. Namboodiripad.[7] Daivathinte Vikrithikal has been translated into English and published By Penguin Books India.[8][9][10]

In 2008, Mukundan's magnum opus Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil fetched him the award for the best novel published in the last 25 years.Template:Citation needed Three of his novels were made into feature films in Malayalam . He also wrote the script and one of them secured a state film award.[11] His novel Pravasam (sojourn in non-native land) is the story of a Malayali whose journeys carry him around the world.[12] Delhi Gadhakal (Tales from Delhi), a novel published in November 2011 is his recollections in India's capital city, New Delhi.[13][14]

Mukundan served as the president of Kerala Sahitya Akademi from October 2006 until March 2010.[15]

Awards and honors

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Mukundan received Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel in 1973 for Ee Lokam Athiloru Manushyan.[16] This was followed by Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 when Daivathinte Vikrithikal (God's Mischief) was selected for the award; the novel also received the N.V. Puraskaram.[17] He received two honours in 1998, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres of the Government of France[18] and the Muttathu Varkey Award.[19] He received the Vayalar Award in 2003, for Kesavante Vilapangal (Kesavan's Lamentations)[20] and three years later, the English translation of Kesavan's Lamentations received the 2006 Crossword Book Award.[7] The Government of Kerala awarded him their highest literary honour Ezhuthachan Puraskaram in 2018.[21][22] He is also a recipient of M. P. Paul Award.[23]

Works

Novels

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Short story collections

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  • Veedu (1967)[36]
  • Nadiyum Thoniyum (1969)[37]
  • Anchara Vayasulla Kutti (1971)[38]
  • Veshyakale Ningalkkorambalam (1971)[39]
  • Thattathippenninte Kalyanam (1985)[40]
  • Thevidissikkili (1988)[41]
  • Kallanum Polisum (1990)[42]
  • Kannatiyute Kaazhcha (1995)[43]
  • Mukundante Kathakal[44]
  • Nagaravum Sthreeyum[45]
  • Pavadayum Bikiniyum
  • Russia[46]
  • Thanner Kudiyante Thandu (2013)[47]

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Non-fiction

  • Enthanu Aadhunikatha? (1976)[48]

Memoirs

  • Anubhavam Ormma Yathra[49]

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Works translated

  • 1999. On the Banks of the Mayyazhi. Trans. Gita Krishnankutty. Chennai: Manas.
  • 2002. Sur les rives du fleuve Mahé. Trans. Sophie Bastide-Foltz. Actes Sud.
  • 2002. God's Mischief. Trans. Prema Jayakumar. Delhi: Penguin.
  • 2004. Adityan, Radha, and Others. Trans. C Gopinathan Pillai. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.
  • 2005. The Train that Had Wings: Selected Short Stories of M. Mukundan. trans. Donald R. Davis, Jr. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
  • 2006. Kesavan's Lamentations. Trans. A.J. Thomas. New Delhi: Rupa.
  • 2007. Nrittam: A Malayalam Novel. Trans. Mary Thundyil Mathew. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen.

References

  1. ↑ M. Mukundan -- Malayalam Writer: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office). www.loc.gov(2019-02-04). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  2. ↑ M. Mukundan on IMDb. IMDb(2019-02-04). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. ↑ M. Mukundan on Good Reads. www.goodreads.com(2019-02-04). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. ↑ M. Mukundan on Kerala Culture.org. www.keralaculture.org. Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  5. ↑ About writer Mukundan. The New Indian Express(13 June 2009). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  6. ↑ M Mukundan on Keral.com(2007-08-05). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kesavan's Lamentations - Crossword.in(2015-02-24). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  8. ↑ Old orders, new claims. The Hindu(2003-02-01). Retrieved 2019-02-04.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
  9. ↑ Making mischief... .By God !. The Hindu(2019-02-04). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  10. ↑ Book review: M.Mukundan's 'God's Mischief'. India Today(18 November 2002). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  11. ↑ State Film Awards 1969–2001. Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Pravasam is an attempt to redefine nostalgia, says M. Mukundan. The Hindu(2008-08-18). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  13. ↑ The main character is Delhi. The New Indian Express(28 October 2011). Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  14. ↑ ഇനി ഏത് ദേശത്തെക്കുറിച്ചാണ് ഞാൻ എഴുതേണ്ടത്?({Template:Date).
  15. ↑ Kerala Sahitya Akademi Annual Report: 2010–2011. Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
  16. ↑ Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel. Kerala Sahitya Akademi(2019-02-04). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  17. ↑ Katha profile. www.katha.org. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  18. ↑ Finished work belongs to readers: Mukundan. The Hindu(2011-11-02). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  19. ↑ Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for Mukundan. Deccan Chronicle(2018-11-02). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  20. ↑ Vayalar award presented to Mukundan. The Hindu(28 October 2003). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  21. ↑ Noted Malayalam writer M Mukundan wins Ezhuthachan award. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  22. ↑ Thiruvananthapuram: Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for Mukundan. Deccan Chronicle(2018-11-02). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  23. ↑ M P Paul Award Winners. www.goodreads.com(2019-02-04). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  24. ↑ Delhi. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  25. ↑ Akasathinu Chuvattil. www.goodreads.com(2019-02-04). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  26. ↑ Aavilayile Sooryodayam. www.goodreads.com(1970). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  27. ↑ Haridwaril Manikal Muzhangunnu. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  28. ↑ Koottam thetti meyunnavar, Mukundan, M.(1975). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  29. ↑ Seetha. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  30. ↑ Kili vannu vilichappol. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  31. ↑ Adityanum Radhayum Mattu Chilarum. www.goodreads.com(2019-02-04). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  32. ↑ Nrittam. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  33. ↑ Pulayapattu. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  34. ↑ Kuda Nannakkuna Choyi. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  35. ↑ Oru Dalit Yuvathiyude Kadanakatha. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  36. ↑ Veedum Mattu Kathakalum. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  37. ↑ Nadiyum Thoniyum{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2019-02-04)
  38. ↑ Anchara Vayasulla Kutti. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  39. ↑ Veshyakale Ningalkkorambalam. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  40. ↑ Thattathipenninte Kalyanam. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  41. ↑ Thevidissikkili, Mukundan (M). Current Books(1997). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  42. ↑ Kallanum polisum, Mukundan, M.(1990). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  43. ↑ Kannaatiyude Kaazhcha. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  44. ↑ Mukundante Kathakal. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  45. ↑ Nagaravum Sthreeyum. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  46. ↑ Russia. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  47. ↑ "Latest books by Mathrubhumi: Thanner Kudiyante Thandu" Template:Webarchive
  48. ↑ Enthanu Athunikatha. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  49. ↑ Anubhavam Prmma Yathra. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.

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