Aymanam John
Born (1953-04-10) 10 April 1953
Aymanam, Kottayam district
OccupationShort-story writer

Aymanam John (born 10 April 1953) is a Malayalam–language short-story writer. He hails from Aymanam, a small village in Kerala's Kottayam district which was made famous by Arundhati Roy through her 1997 novel The God of Small Things.[1]

Writings

John has also written several stories of this village including a collection of memoirs titled Ennittumundu Thaamarappoikakal, where he narrates his native place, the scenic countryside, the people and places and moments that he cherishes.[2] His other famous books include Ithara Characharangalude Charitrapusthakam, Christmas Marathinte Veru and Aymanam Johninte Kathakal (which won the 2017 Odakkuzhal Award).[3] He received the 2017 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Aymanam steps out of books". The Hindu 31 December 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "What’s inside – Malayalam". The Hindu 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Aymanam John bags 2017 Odakkuzhal award". Mangalam. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; വി.ജെ.ജയിംസിന്റെ 'നിരീശ്വരൻ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". ManoramaOnline. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.



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