Odakkuzhal Award
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2017) Winner
Aymanam John
アイマナム・ジョン
Aymanam John
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-04-10 （Aymanam village, Kottayam district, Kerala, India）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Malayalam, English
Career
- Occupations
- Short-story writer
- Active Years
- 1975-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Odakkuzhal Award | Aymanam Johninte Kathakal | — | Odakkuzhal Trust | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story | Aymanam Johninte Kathakal | 短編 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Odakkuzhal Award
2017
Work:
Aymanam Johninte Kathakal
Organization:
Odakkuzhal Trust
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story
2017
Work:
Aymanam Johninte Kathakal
Category:
短編
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ennittumundu Thaamarappoikakal
Memoir / Short storiesA memoir-like collection recounting the landscape, people and cherished moments of Aymanam.
rural lifememorycommunity
Ithara Characharangalude Charitrapusthakam
Short storiesA short story collection portraying everyday details and human relationships through various characters.
human relationshipseveryday details
Christmas Marathinte Veru
Short stories / EssaysWorks that include nostalgia and observations surrounding Christmas and religious festivities.
religious festivitiesnostalgia
Aymanam Johninte Kathakal
Short storiesOne of the author's notable short story collections, characterized by depictions of his native landscape and people; includes works recognized in 2017 awards.
regionalismmemorycharacter portrayal
Bibliography
- Ennittumundu Thaamarappoikakal
- Ithara Characharangalude Charitrapusthakam
- Christmas Marathinte Veru
- Aymanam Johninte Kathakal
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, memoir-like prosedetail-oriented depiction rooted in locality
- Recurring Motifs
- village lifenaturememory and lossreligious ceremonies
Legacy
Known for chronicling his native Aymanam and depicting its landscape and people; his attention to rural detail has been recognized with multiple literary awards in 2017.
Trivia
- The surname 'Aymanam' is toponymic (from his village); he is referred to by his given name 'John'.
- His native village Aymanam became widely known internationally through Arundhati Roy's 'The God of Small Things'.