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Asokan Charuvil

アショーカン チャルヴィル

Asokan Charuvil

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957-05-18 （Kattoor, Thrissur, Kerala, India）
Nationality
India
Languages
Malayalam
Residence History
Kattoor (Thrissur, Kerala) → Kollam (has lived/visited for events)

Career

Occupations
Short story writer, Government officer (registration department), Literary organization secretary
Active Years
1987-
Affiliations
Kerala Public Service Commission (member/former member), Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham (general secretary)
Memberships
Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham, Kerala Public Service Commission (former member)

Education

Karalam High School
Country: India
Sree Narayana College, Nattika
Country: India
SN Teachers Education Institution, Irinjalakuda
Country: India

Awards

Cherukad Award
1986
Organization: Cherukad Award committee
Result: 受賞
Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
1993
Work: Parichitha Gandhangal
Organization: Abu Dhabi Sakthi
Result: 受賞
Edasseri Award
1995
Work: Oru Rathrikku Oru Pakal
Organization: Edasseri Award committee
Result: 受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story
1998
Work: Oru Rathrikku Oru Pakal
Category: 短編
Organization: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Padmarajan Award
2010
Work: Amazon
Organization: Padmarajan Award committee
Result: 受賞
Muttathu Varkey Award
2014
Organization: Muttathu Varkey Award committee
Result: 受賞
Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
2014
Work: Novellakal
Organization: Abu Dhabi Sakthi
Result: 受賞
Vayalar Award
2024
Work: Kattoorkadavu
Organization: Vayalar Award committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sooryakanthikalude Nagaram

1987 Short story

An early short story collection focusing on everyday details and social issues.

everyday lifesocial issues

Parichitha Gandhangal

1993 Short story

A collection of short stories portraying local society and interpersonal relationships.

human relationshipslocal community

Oru Rathrikku Oru Pakal

1996 Short story

A short story collection exploring human emotions and social realities through contrasts of night and day.

emotionssocial reality

Amazon

2010 Short/Novella

Stories set against nature and urban movement; known for winning the 2010 Padmarajan Award.

naturemovementloneliness

Kattoorkadavu

2024 Novel

A notable novel depicting local history and people's lives; recipient of the 2024 Vayalar Award.

local historyhuman relationschange and memory

Bibliography

  • Sooryakanthikalude Nagaram (1987)
  • Parichitha Gandhangal (1993)
  • Oru Rathrikku Oru Pakal (1996)
  • Marichavarude Kadal
  • Kathakalile Veedu
  • Daivaviswasathe Kurichu Oru Lakhu Upanyasam
  • Chimney Velichathil Prakasikkunna Lokam
  • Kangaroo Nrutham
  • Asokan Charuvilinte Kathakal
  • Clerkumarude Jeevitham
  • Kattoor Kadavile Kroorakrithyam
  • Chathuravum Sthreekalum
  • Jalajeevitham
  • Thiranjedutha Kathakal
  • Kadalkkarayile Veedu
  • Amazon
  • Kalppanikkaran
  • Karappan
  • Novellakal
  • Kattoorkadavu

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realistsocially consciousconcise and detailed prose
Recurring Motifs
sea and waterwayslocal landscapesbureaucracymarginalized people

Legacy

Asokan Charuvil is a Malayalam short story writer and novelist acclaimed for works that depict local society, politics and everyday nuances. He has received multiple literary awards and holds an important place in contemporary Kerala literature.

Academic Societies

  • Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham

In Popular Culture

  • Frequently featured in regional literary events and talks

Trivia

  • Worked as an officer in the registration department; bureaucratic themes appear in his writing.
  • Reportedly served as general secretary of Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham from 2018.
  • Won the 2024 Vayalar Award for the novel 'Kattoorkadavu'.