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Kanan Mishra

カナン・ミシュラ

Kanan Mishra

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1944-01-02 (Cuttack, Odisha, India)
Died
2015-03-07 (Cuttack, Odisha, India) age 71
Nationality
India
Languages
Odia, English

Career

Occupations
Writer, Teacher
Active Years
1965-2015

Awards

Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
2006
Work: Suryamukhi ra Swapna (translated book)
Organization: Odisha Sahitya Akademi / Government of Odisha
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Suryamukhi ra Swapna

Poetry/Novel (noted as a poet)

A translated work that received recognition; public information about its detailed plot is limited, but it is described as combining poetic lyricism with narrative elements.

lyricismeveryday life and memory

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical and poetic styleconcise, emotionally resonant descriptions
Recurring Motifs
memoryfragments of everyday lifechildhood

Legacy

Kanan Mishra was a writer known in the Odia-language sphere for poetry and novels; her translated work earned a state literary award. She also contributed to children's literature and regional letters.

Trivia

  • Reportedly wrote five novels, four poetry collections, one English novel and seven children's stories.
  • Died in Cuttack on 7 March 2015.