Occupation Writer Notable works Andhakaranazhi Language Malayalam Name E. Kumar | Nationality Indian Role Writer Genre Novel, short story Books Kathakal | |
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Notable awards Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | ||
Interview with E Santhosh Kumar (ഇ സന്തോഷ് കുമാര് ) || Sargayanam
E. Santhosh Kumar is one of the leading contemporary Malayalam writers. He has won numerous awards, including that of Kerala Sahitya Academy. Andhakaranazhi, published in 2012 and recipient of 2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, is considered as one of his best.
Contents
- Interview with E Santhosh Kumar Sargayanam
- Biography
- Novels
- Novellas
- Short Story Collections
- Awards
- References
Biography
E. Santhosh Kumar was born in 1969 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala. He studied in Government Higher Secondary School, Pattikkad, 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 Akademi 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 Akademi Award for the second time, for his novel Andhakaranazhi. The novel was translated by P. N. Venugopal into English under the title The Island of Lost Shadows. This work was short listed for the Crossword Prize 2016.