சிபிகள்

by மேலாண்மை பொன்னுசாமி

சிறுகதைகள் (Short Stories)

136 pages, Paperback

About the author

From Wikipedia - Melanmai Ponnusamy (Tamil: மேலாண்மை பொன்னுசாமி, born 1951) is a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India. He was born in Mela Marainadu village in Virudhunagar District. He is a farmer by profession who also runs a grocery shop in his village. He is a Marxist by political orientation and a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M). His first short story was published in 1972 in the literary journal Semmalar (lit. Red flower. CPI-M's literary publication). His works have since appeared in main stream Tamil magazines like Ananda Vikatan and Kalki. He credits Soviet literature as a major influence in his writing style and choice of subjects. His works are set in rural Tamil Nadu and deal with the lives of peasants. As of 2009, he has written 23 short story collections, six novellas, six novels and an essay collection. He was awarded the 2008 Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil his short story Minsarapoo (lit. the electric flower). He was also awarded the 2009 Makkal TV award for his contributions to Tamil Literature. He is a founder member and the current general secretary of the Marxist writers' organisation - Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Association (TNPWA). He is married to Ponnuthai and has three children.

Reviews

[Dhanaraj Rajan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of nine stories.

Of these nine stories, seven are based in Karisal Kaaddu. Two are based in Chennai.

The first four stories - Suyam, Sibikal, Ul Manithan, Jeevithaththin Ulvattam - are my favourites.

Melanmai Ponnusamy writes about the simple people of Karisal Kaadu and about their day today emotions. Some of the stories tug at the strings of your heart.

Being a person from the landscape identified as Karisal Kaadu, I loved reading these stories. The language and expressions were very dear to me and some of the characters I felt I had seen them and some of the characters I felt I should have known them.

To read Karisal Ilakkiyam is to feel nostalgic. Though presently I am away from Karisal Kaadu, reading such stories help me to feel at home......And that is why every now and then I love reading books from Karisal Writers.