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ഷെർലക്ക് | Serlakk
ഷെര്ലക്ക്, ശിലാലിഖിതങ്ങള്, കഡുഗണ്ണാവഃ ഒരു യാത്രക്കുറിപ്പ്, കല്പ്പാന്തം തുടങ്ങിയ എം ടി യുടെ നാലു വിശിഷ്ട കഥകളുടെ സമാഹാരം
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80 pages, Paperback
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എം.ടി. വാസുദേവന്നായര് | M.T.Vasudevan Nair
114 books1,184 followersകഥാകൃത്ത്, നോവലിസ്റ്റ്, തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത്, ചലച്ചിത്ര സംവിധായകന്. 1933 ജൂലൈ 15-ന് പൊന്നാനിക്കടുത്ത് കൂടല്ലൂരില് ജനിച്ചു. അദ്ധ്യാപകനായിരുന്നു. മാതൃഭൂമി ആഴ്ചപ്പതിപ്പിന്റെ സഹപത്രാധിപര്, പിന്നീട് പത്രാധിപര് (1956-'81). മാതൃഭൂമി പീരിയോഡിക്കല്സ് എഡിറ്റര് (1988-'99). കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്ഡ് (കാലം), കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്ഡ് (നാലുകെട്ട്), വയലാര് അവാര്ഡ് (രണ്ടാമൂഴം), ഓടക്കുഴല് അവാര്ഡ് (വാനപ്രസ്ഥം), ജ്ഞാനപീഠ പുരസ്കാരം എന്നിവ ലഭിച്ചു. തിരക്കഥയ്ക്കുള്ള സംസ്ഥാന, ദേശീയ അവാര്ഡുകള് പലതവണ കിട്ടി. നിര്മ്മാല്യത്തിന് മികച്ച ചലച്ചിത്രത്തിനുള്ള 1974-ലെ ദേശീയ അവാര്ഡും. കാലിക്കറ്റ് സര്വ്വകലാശാലയുടെയും മഹാത്മാഗാന്ധി സര്വ്വകലാശാലയുടെയും ഡി.ലിറ്റ് ബഹുമതി. 2004-ല് പത്മഭൂഷണ് ലഭിച്ചു.
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as M. T., was an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and was one of the masters of post-Independence Indian literature. Randamoozham, which retells the story of the Mahabharata from the point of view of Bhimasena, is widely credited as his masterpiece.
At the age of 20, as a chemistry undergraduate, he won the prize for the best short story in Malayalam for Valarthumrigangal at World Short Story Competition jointly conducted by New York Herald Tribune, Hindustan Times, and Mathrubhumi. His first major novel, Naalukettu (The Legacy), written at the age of 23, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958. His other novels include Manju (Mist), Kaalam (Time), Asuravithu (The Demon Seed), and Randamoozham (The Second Turn). The emotional experiences of his early days went into his novels, and most of his works are oriented towards the basic Malayalam family structure and culture. His three novels set in traditional tharavads in Kerala are Naalukettu, Asuravithu, and Kaalam.
Nair was a screenwriter and director of Malayalam films. He directed seven films and wrote the screenplay for around 54 films. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times, for: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Kadavu (1991), Sadayam (1992), and Parinayam (1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay category. In 1995 he was awarded the highest literary award in India, Jnanpith, for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature. In 2005, India's third highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, was awarded to him.
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as M. T., was an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and was one of the masters of post-Independence Indian literature. Randamoozham, which retells the story of the Mahabharata from the point of view of Bhimasena, is widely credited as his masterpiece.
At the age of 20, as a chemistry undergraduate, he won the prize for the best short story in Malayalam for Valarthumrigangal at World Short Story Competition jointly conducted by New York Herald Tribune, Hindustan Times, and Mathrubhumi. His first major novel, Naalukettu (The Legacy), written at the age of 23, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958. His other novels include Manju (Mist), Kaalam (Time), Asuravithu (The Demon Seed), and Randamoozham (The Second Turn). The emotional experiences of his early days went into his novels, and most of his works are oriented towards the basic Malayalam family structure and culture. His three novels set in traditional tharavads in Kerala are Naalukettu, Asuravithu, and Kaalam.
Nair was a screenwriter and director of Malayalam films. He directed seven films and wrote the screenplay for around 54 films. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times, for: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Kadavu (1991), Sadayam (1992), and Parinayam (1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay category. In 1995 he was awarded the highest literary award in India, Jnanpith, for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature. In 2005, India's third highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, was awarded to him.
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November 27, 2023
If you ask me which is my favorite short story I have ever read, I will select this book as the answer.
The narrative style and the theme the author chose to write about are stunning. His seraphic connection with Sherlock, the cat the author finds in her sister's house in Philadelphia, will make everyone smile.
M.T. has written better stories than this, according to the critics. I won't argue with them as I know it is a correct statement. But this is the story that connected with me the most. I am a person who loves everything written by M.T. I am also a person who loves cats. So a story written by M.T. about the relationship between a human being and a cat will definitely become my favorite by default. This is a must-read book if you are an M.T. fan or if you are an ailurophile.
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The narrative style and the theme the author chose to write about are stunning. His seraphic connection with Sherlock, the cat the author finds in her sister's house in Philadelphia, will make everyone smile.
M.T. has written better stories than this, according to the critics. I won't argue with them as I know it is a correct statement. But this is the story that connected with me the most. I am a person who loves everything written by M.T. I am also a person who loves cats. So a story written by M.T. about the relationship between a human being and a cat will definitely become my favorite by default. This is a must-read book if you are an M.T. fan or if you are an ailurophile.
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July 5, 2024ഷെർലക്ക് എന്ന കഥ വളരെ നല്ലതായി തോന്നി. ബാക്കി മൂന്നും എംടിയുടെ തന്നെ മറ്റ് കഥകളിലെ കഥാപരിസരങ്ങളെ വേറെ ഇടങ്ങളിലേയ്ക്ക് മാറ്റി പറിച്ചു നട്ട പോലെ തോന്നി.
July 28, 2024
Excellent craft by the author who proves time and again his relevance with the changing times .... Just two characters ... A youth and a cat ... yet a plethora of imagination and possibilities for a story .... Speechless .... Masterstrokes from perhaps the greatest malayalam writer ever to have lived .... The author has become a legend in his own lifetime .... This book is a proof ...
September 15, 2014
ഹൃദ്യമായ നാലുകഥകളുടെ സമാഹാരം.
നിന്റെ ഓര്മയ്ക്ക് എന്ന കഥയ്ക്ക് തുടര്ച്ചയായി മറ്റൊരു കഥയുള്ളത് അറിയില്ലായിരുന്നു.
നിന്റെ ഓര്മയ്ക്ക് എന്ന കഥയ്ക്ക് തുടര്ച്ചയായി മറ്റൊരു കഥയുള്ളത് അറിയില്ലായിരുന്നു.
February 17, 2018
Nice narration
May 19, 2023
Sherlock=🐈
September 29, 2024
4 കഥകളിൾ ഏറ്റവും ഇഷ്ടമായത് കല്പ്പാന്തം ആണ്. ശിലാലിഖിതവും, ഷെര്ലക്കും, കടുഗണ്ണാവയും നെഞ്ച് ഉലകുന്ന കഥകൾ.
March 9, 2025
മരണവുമായി സന്ധി പറഞ്ഞ ഇടവേള മാത്രമാണല്ലോ ജീവിതം.
January 10, 2026
An average short story also they made a movie out of this recently.
July 28, 2024
My rating : 3.25/5
The title story is my favorite and it is one of the most complex and profound story written by m t
The title story is my favorite and it is one of the most complex and profound story written by m t
February 2, 2026
3.5 stars
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