Neechavedam

by E. Santhosh Kumar

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

E Santhosh Kumar is one of the leading contemporary Malayalam writers. He has won numerous awards, including that of Kerala Sahithya Academy, Andhakaranazhi, published in 2012 and recipient of 2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademy award for best novel, is considered as one of his best. E. Santhosh Kumar was born in 1969 in Pattikkadu, Kerala. He studied in Government High School, Pattikkadu, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur and St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He works with National Insurance Company. His contributions has largely been in novel and short story. Galapagos, which was later published as a collection, was his first published short story. He won his first Kerala Sahitya Akademy award in 2006 for "Chavukali", a collection of short stories. This was followed up with an award for the best children's novel "Kakkara desathe urumbukal" instituted by Kerala State Children's literature Institute in 2011. In 2012, he won the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademy award for best novel for Andhakaranazhi.

Reviews

[Arun George K David · Rating 4 out of 5]

എട്ട് കഥകളാണ്. ചില കഥകളിലെ കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളും പശ്ചാത്തലങ്ങളും മറ്റു കഥകളുമായി ബന്ധമുണ്ടെന്നുള്ളത് മനോഹരമായി തോന്നി. എനിക്ക് ഏറ്റവും ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടത് 'ആമ' എന്ന കഥയാണ്. പണ്ടാലയുടെ പെട്ടകം, അളവുകള്‍, പിറ്റേന്ന്, നീചവേദം എന്നിവയും ഇഷ്ടമായി..