M. Mukundan
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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (1998) (2021)Crossword Book Award (2006) Ezhuthachan Puraskaram (2018) JCB Prize |
Maniyambath Mukundan (born 10 September 1942) is an Indian author of
He has received several literary awards, including
Early life
Mukundan was born on 10 September 1942 at
Literary career
His first literary work was a
Three of his novels were made into feature films in Malayalam. He also co-wrote the screenplay of Daivathinte Vikrithikal (1992) for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story.[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 honours
Mukundan received
Mukundan received the
Works
Novels
Year | Title | Publisher | Ref. |
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1969 | Aakashathinu Chuvattil (Beneath the Sky) |
Kottayam: SPCS | |
1969 | Delhi | Thrissur: Current Books | |
1970 | Avilayile Sooryodayam (Sunrise at Avila) |
Thrissur: Current Books | |
1972 | Haridwaril Mani Muzhangunnu (Bells are Tolling in Haridwar) |
Kottayam: NBS | |
1972 | Ee Lokam Athiloru Manushyan (This World, In it a Man) |
Calicut : Poorna
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1974 | Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil (On the Banks of River Mayyazhi) |
Kottayam: SPCS | |
1975 | Kootam Thetti Meyunnavar | Calicut: Poorna | |
1976 | Oru School Master | Kottayam: Priyamvada | |
1977 | Seetha | Kottayam: SPCS | |
1982 | Ravum Pakalum (Day and Night) |
Kottayam: SPCS | |
1984 | Kili Vannu Vilichappol (When the Bird Came Calling) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
1989 | Daivathinte Vikrithikal (God's Mischief) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
1993 | Adityanum Radhayum Pinne Mattu Chilarum (Adityan, Radha and the Others) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
1996 | Oru Dalit Yuvathiyude Kadanakatha (The Tragic Story of a Young Dalit Woman) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
1999 | Kesavante Vilapangal (Kesavan's Lamentations) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
2000 | Nrittam (The Dance) |
Kottayam: DC Books | [39] |
2005 | Pulayappattu (The Song of the Pulayas) |
Calicut: Mathrubhumi | [40] |
2008 | Pravasam (Exile) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
2011 | Delhi Gadhakal (Tales from Delhi) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
2015 | Kuda Nannakkunna Choyi (Choyi, Who Mends Umbrellas) |
Kottayam: DC Books | [41] |
2017 | Nrutham Cheyyunna Kutakal (Dancing Umbrellas) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
2023 | Ningal (You) |
Kottayam: DC Books |
Novelettes
Year | Title | Publisher | Ref. |
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1979 | Charlie Master | Calicut: Poorna | |
1986 | Aval Paranju Varoo (collection of novelettes) |
Calicut: Malayalam Pub. | |
1989 | Nagnanaya Thampuran (The Naked Lord) |
Calicut: Malayalam Pub. | |
1989 | Madamma | Calicut: Poorna | |
1993 | Ezhamathe Poovu (The Seventh Flower) |
Kottayam: NBS |
Short story collections
Year | Title | Publisher | Ref. |
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1967 | Veedu (Home) | Thrissur: Current Books | |
1969 | Nadiyum Thoniyum | Thrissur: Current Books | |
1971 | Vesyakale Ningalkkorambalam | Kottayam: SPCS | |
1973 | Anchara Vayasulla Kutti | Trivandrum: Navadhara | |
1977 | Ezhamathe Poovu (collection of 11 stories) |
Calicut: Poorna | |
1982 | Thiranjedutha Kathakal (Selected Stories) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
1983 | Hridayavathiyaya Penkutty | Konni: Venus Book Depot | |
1985 | Thattathippenninte Kalyanam (The Marriage of the Goldsmith's Daughter) |
Kottayam: Current Books | |
1988 | Thevidissikkili (The Whoring Bird) |
Kottayam: Current Books | |
1990 | Kallanum Polisum (The Thief and the Police) |
Kottayam: Current Books | |
1990 | Kathavaseshan (new edition of Veedu) |
Kottayam: Current Books | |
1994 | Russia | Kottayam: DC Books | |
1995 | Kannadiyude Kazcha (The Eye of the Mirror) |
Kottayam: DC Books | |
2004 | Pavadayum Bikiniyum | Kottayam: DC Books | |
2004 | Nagaravum Sthreeyum | Calicut: Mathrubhumi | |
2008 | Mukundante Kathakal | Thrissur: Current Books | |
2009 | Dinosarukalute Kalam | Kottayam: DC Books | |
2009 | Nattumpuram | Kannur: Kairali Books | |
2009 | Mukundante Kathakal Sampoornam | Kottayam: DC Books | |
2013 | Thanner Kudiyante Thandu | Calicut: Mathrubhumi |
Non-fiction
- Enthanu Aadhunikatha? (Calicut: Poorna, 1976)[58]
Memoirs
- Anubhavam Ormma Yathra (Calicut: Olive, 2014)[59]
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, New York: Edwin Mellen Press.
References
- ^ a b "M. Mukundan -- Malayalam Writer: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)". www.loc.gov. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "M. Mukundan on Good Reads". www.goodreads.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "M. Mukundan on Kerala Culture.org". www.keralaculture.org. Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Najib, Rihan (9 September 2020). "M Mukundan: 'I grew up with Delhi'". Business Line. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "About writer Mukundan". The New Indian Express. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "M Mukundan on Keral.com". 5 August 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Kesavan's Lamentations - Crossword.in". 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ KAMALA, God's Mischief is a good read, with a French fragrance and flavour lingering in a very rooted Malayalam narrative, says N. (1 February 2003). "Old orders, new claims". The Hindu. p. 04. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[dead link] - ^ "Making mischief... .By God !". The Hindu. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Etteth, Ravi Shankar (18 November 2002). "Book review: M.Mukundan's 'God's Mischief'". India Today. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "State Film Awards 1969–2001". Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Pravasam is an attempt to redefine nostalgia, says M. Mukundan". The Hindu. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Shevlin Sebastian (28 October 2011). "The main character is Delhi". The New Indian Express. Shevlinsebastian.blogspot.in. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ M. Mukundan (21 November 2011). "ഇനി ഏത് ദേശത്തെക്കുറിച്ചാണ് ഞാൻ എഴുതേണ്ടത്?" (in Malayalam). Madhyamam Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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(help) - ^ Kerala Sahitya Akademi Annual Report: 2010–2011 (PDF) (in Malayalam), Kerala Sahitya Akademi, p. 5
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Katha profile". www.katha.org. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Staff Reporter (2 November 2011). "Finished work belongs to readers: Mukundan". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for Mukundan". Deccan Chronicle. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Vayalar award presented to Mukundan". The Hindu. 28 October 2003. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Noted Malayalam writer M Mukundan wins Ezhuthachan award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Thiruvananthapuram: Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for Mukundan". Deccan Chronicle. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Akademi fellowships for Mukundan, Sankara Pillai". The Hindu. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "M P Paul Award Winners". www.goodreads.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു സമഗ്രസംഭാവന പുരസ്കാരം എം മുകുന്ദന്". Deshabhimani. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Scroll Staff (13 November 2021). "Author M Mukundan wins JCB Prize for Literature 2021 for 'Delhi: A Soliloquy'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Basheer Award for Malayalam writer M. Mukundan". The Hindu. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "തകഴി സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം 17ന് എം മുകുന്ദന് സമ്മാനിക്കും". Deshabhimani. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "എം.മുകുന്ദനും വി.ജെ ജെയിംസിനും പത്മരാജൻ സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം; ചലച്ചിത്ര പുരസ്കാരം ലിജോ ജോസ് പെല്ലിശ്ശേരിക്കും ശ്രുതി ശരണ്യത്തിനും". DC Books (in Malayalam). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Akasathinu Chuvattil". www.goodreads.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Delhi". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Aavilayile Sooryodayam". www.goodreads.com. 1970. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Haridwaril Manikal Muzhangunnu". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Seetha". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Kili vannu vilichappol". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Adityanum Radhayum Mattu Chilarum". www.goodreads.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Oru Dalit Yuvathiyude Kadanakatha". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Nrittam". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Pulayapattu". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Kuda Nannakkuna Choyi". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Master". MG University Library. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Nagnanaya Thampuran". Kerala State Library Council. Retrieved 11 January 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Madamma". Kerala State Library Council. Retrieved 11 January 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ezhamathe Poovu". Kerala State Library Council. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Veedum Mattu Kathakalum". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Nadiyum Thoniyum. 4 February 2019. ASIN 8130000954.
- ^ "Veshyakale Ningalkkorambalam". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Anchara Vayasulla Kutti". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Thattathipenninte Kalyanam". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Mukundan (M) (1997). "Thevidissikkili". Current Books. Retrieved 4 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mukundan, M. (1990). "Kallanum polisum". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Kannaatiyude Kaazhcha". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Russia". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Nagaravum Sthreeyum". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Mukundante Kathakal". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Latest books by Mathrubhumi: Thanner Kudiyante Thandu" Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Enthanu Athunikatha". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Anubhavam Prmma Yathra". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
Further reading
- Nalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7.
- "Mathrubhumi - Books--ദല്ഹി 1981". 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
External links
- "Profile of Malayalam Story Writer M. Mukundan". malayalasangeetham.info. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- Works and Reviews Archived 28 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with M. Mukundan