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N. Mohanan

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N. Mohanan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-04-27 （Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India）
Died
1999-10-03 （Kerala, India） age 66
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Malayalam

Career

Occupations
novelist, short story writer
Active Years
1999
Influenced By
Lalithambika Antharjanam

Awards

Nalapadan Award (Nalapaddan Memorial Cultural Society)
1991
Work: Sheshapathram
Organization: Nalapaddan Memorial Cultural Society (Kunnathur, Punnayurkulam)
Result: 受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
1998
Work: Innalathe Mazha
Organization: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Innalathe Mazha

1998 novel

A novel exploring intersections of past and present, memory and social reality, portraying the human landscape of Kerala with subtlety.

memoryfamilysociety

Sheshapathram

1991 short story

A short story noted for keen observation and psychological depiction; it earned him the Nalapadan Award.

human relationshipsintrospection

Bibliography

  • Ninte Katha (Enteyum)
  • Dukhathinte Rathrikal
  • Poojakkedukkatha Pookkal
  • N. Mohanante Kathakal
  • Sheshapathram
  • Nunayude Kshanikathakal Thedi
  • Snehathinte Vyakaranam
  • Nishedha Rajyathile Rajavu
  • Orikkal

Style & Themes

Literary Style
social realismlyrical prose
Recurring Motifs
familyhuman relationshipsnostalgia

Legacy

A respected figure in Malayalam literature, admired for both short stories and novels. Son of noted writer Lalithambika Antharjanam, he is regarded as an important presence in Kerala's literary history.

Trivia

  • He was the son of noted Malayalam writer Lalithambika Antharjanam.
  • Won the Nalapadan Award in 1991 for the short story 'Sheshapathram'.
  • Won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998 for the novel 'Innalathe Mazha'.
  • Published around ten collections of short stories.