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A. Sethumadhavan

エー・セトゥマダヴァン

A. Sethumadhavan

ペンネーム: Sethu（Pen name (used for literary works)）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1942-06-05 （Chendamangalam, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India）
国籍
Indian
言語
Malayalam, English
居住地歴
Chendamangalam, Kerala → Bombay (Mumbai) → Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) → Pune → New Delhi → Kochi (Ernakulam area)

経歴

職業
Writer, Banker
活動期間
1956年〜
所属
South Indian Bank (Chairman & CEO), Corporation Bank (General Manager), National Book Trust (former Chairman), State Bank of Travancore (board member), Indian Meteorological Department (former employee)
所属団体
National Book Trust (former Chairman), State Bank of Travancore (board member)
影響を受けた人物
M. T. Vasudevan Nair

学歴

Union Christian College, Aluva
Faculty of Science / Department of Physics
学位: B.Sc.
期間: 1956–1960
卒業年: 1960
国: India
Completed bachelor's degree in Physics at age 18

受賞歴

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story
1978
対象作品: Petiswapnangal
主催: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
結果: 受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel
1982
対象作品: Pandavapuram
主催: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
結果: 受賞
Viswadeepam Award
1989
対象作品: Niyogam
主催: Viswadeepam
結果: 受賞
Padmarajan Award
1994
対象作品: Uyarangalil
主催: Padmarajan Foundation
結果: 受賞
Malayattoor Award
1999
対象作品: Kaimudrakal
主催: Malayattoor Foundation
結果: 受賞
Kerala State Film Award for Best Story
1997
対象作品: Poothiruvathira Ravil (based on novel Njangal Adimakal)
主催: Kerala State Film Awards
結果: 受賞
Vayalar Award
2006
対象作品: Atayalangal
主催: Vayalar Ramavarma Foundation
結果: 受賞
Pravasi Kairali Sahitya Puraskaram
2006
主催: Pravasi Kairali
結果: 受賞
Muttathu Varkey Award
2003
対象作品: Pandavapuram
主催: Muttathu Varkey Foundation
結果: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2007
対象作品: Atayalangal
主催: Sahitya Akademi (India)
結果: 受賞
Crossword Book Award (Shortlisted)
2009
対象作品: The Wind from the Hills (English translation of Niyogam)
主催: Crossword Book Awards
結果: 最終候補
Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award (Children's Literature)
2020
対象作品: Appuvum Achuvum
主催: Abu Dhabi Sakthi
結果: 受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
2020
主催: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
結果: 受賞
Odakkuzhal Award
2013
対象作品: Marupiravi
主催: Odakkuzhal Foundation
結果: 受賞
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
2022
主催: Kerala government / Kerala Sahitya Akademi (highest literary honour)
結果: 受賞
Mathrubhumi Literary Award
2022
主催: Mathrubhumi
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Pandavapuram

1981年 Novel 320ページ

A landmark novel exploring village life and hidden social realities through multiple perspectives on its characters' fates.

rural societyhuman frailtysocial alienation
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Pandavapuram / Nirakar Chhaya (film adaptation)
翻訳
  • Pandavapuram (translated into English and multiple other languages)

Atayalangal

2005年 Novel / Autobiographical elements 280ページ

A novel interweaving the author's experiences and memories; it examines the intersection of personal history and society and received several awards.

memoryindividual vs societyidentity
翻訳
  • Atayalangal (has English translation)

Niyogam

1988年 Novel 260ページ

A novel about intersecting human relationships and fate. The English translation 'The Wind from the Hills' received recognition.

fatehuman relationshipsmigration and change
翻訳
  • The Wind from the Hills (English translation)

Marupiravi

2012年 Novel 240ページ

A novel on life, rebirth and social reconstruction. Recipient of the Odakkuzhal Award.

rebirthsocial rebuilding

Aliya (Aaliya)

2013年 Novel 310ページ

A novel about the last Jew in a village, deeply exploring migration and coexistence issues.

migrationreligion and coexistencehistorical memory
翻訳
  • Aliya, the last Jew in the Village (English translation)

全著作

  • Njangal Adimakal
  • Ariyatha Vazhikal
  • Kiratham
  • Thaliyola
  • Pandavapuram
  • Niyogam
  • Vanavasam
  • Vilayattom
  • Kaimudrakal
  • Atayalangal
  • Kilimozhikalkkappuram
  • Marupiravi
  • Aliya / Aaliya
  • Anthakavallikal
  • Petiswapnangal
  • Doothu
  • A Guest for Arundhathi
  • Appuvum Achuvum
  • Ilakalum Pookkalum (Leaves and Flowers)

翻案

  • Pandavapuram was adapted to film and also produced in Bengali as 'Nirakar Chhaya'
  • Story based on Njangal Adimakal adapted as the film 'Poothiruvathira Ravil'

作品の翻訳

  • Pandavapuram — translated into English, French, German, Turkish, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya (Odia), Marathi

作風・主題

文体
modern realismlyrical, observant prosedeep insight into social issues
頻出モチーフ
migration and alienationdynamics of small communitiesreligion and toleranceenvironment and importance of organic farming

評価・遺産

Sethu is one of the leading figures in modern Malayalam literature; through themes of village society, migration, religious coexistence and environmental concern he has influenced a wide readership. He has received numerous major literary awards and his works have been adapted to films and translated into many languages.

関連学会

  • Kerala Sahitya Akademi

大衆文化への影響

  • Several novels have been adapted to film; the adaptation of Pandavapuram attracted notable attention.

引用

  • I wrote my first short story in the attic of a Karol Bagh house in Delhi. It was about the severe drought in Bihar — I wrote it after witnessing the human suffering there.
    出典: Interview (The Economic Times / Press Trust of India) (2015年)

豆知識

  • He had a banking career and served as Chairman & CEO of South Indian Bank from 1999 to 2005.
  • Appointed Chairman of the National Book Trust in 2012; removed in 2015 before the scheduled end of his tenure.
  • His first short story was published in 1967 and was accepted by the legendary editor M. T. Vasudevan Nair.
  • Pandavapuram has been translated into more than ten languages.