Maythil Radhakrishnan (born May 11, 1944), popularly known as Maythil (Malayalam മേതില് രാധകൃഷ്ണന്), born in Alathur in Palakkad district of Kerala, is an all-rounder in Malayalam literature, being quite at home with poetry, fiction as well as non-fiction.
Maythil's first novel, Sooryavamsam, published in 1970, announced the arrival of a major talent in Malayalam literature. Four novels and many stories and poems later, his is still a fresh voice. His oeuvre reflects the whole gamut of unrelated experience—from computers to insects—that he had acquired. Maythil Radhakrishnan (born May 11, 1944), popularly known as Maythil (Malayalam മേതില് രാധകൃഷ്ണന്), born in Alathur in Palakkad district of Kerala, is an all-rounder in Malayalam literature, being quite at home with poetry, fiction as well as non-fiction.
Maythil's first novel, Sooryavamsam, published in 1970, announced the arrival of a major talent in Malayalam literature. Four novels and many stories and poems later, his is still a fresh voice. His oeuvre reflects the whole gamut of unrelated experience—from computers to insects—that he had acquired. ...more