Priya A. S.
- Pookkathirikkan Enikkavathille
- Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran
- Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu
- 2003 Lalithambika Anterjanam Award
- 2004 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story
- 2014 Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation
- 2012 Siddhartha Literary Award
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Endowment
- S. B. I. Award
- V. K. Unnikrishnan Award
- Grihalakshmi Award
- Ramu Kariat Award
- Anandavalli (Mother)
- Sadashivan Nair (Father)
Priya A. S. is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. She writes short stories, children's literature, translations and memoirs.[1] She has translated Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things into Malayalam under the title Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran of which Roy herself has said that although there have been translations in several languages, no other translation is as important to her as this, as it is the language of the novel's central characters.[2] She is a three-time recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
Biography
Priya A. S. was born on May 28, 1967, at Eramalloor, near Cherthala, in Alappuzha district of the south Indian state of Kerala to a teacher couple, K. R. Sadashivan Nair and Anandavalli.[3] She had a difficult childhood due to various diseases,[4][5] and after schooling, she graduated in English literature from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam before securing a master's degree by private education.[6] She has served at Mahatma Gandhi University and is a senior grade assistant at Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Priya is married to Unni and they have a son, Tanmoy alias Kunjunni.[7]
Bibliography
Short story anthologies
- Pookkathirikkan Enikkavathille (in Malayalam). Saikatham Books.
- Ororo Thirivukal. Kottayam Current books: Kottayam Current books. 1994.
- Manjamarangal Chuttilum. Kottayam: DC Books. 2002. ISBN 978-8126405190. OCLC 53097477.
- Priya A. S. Priya A. S.-inte Kathakal (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications.
- Violet Poochakalku Soo Vaikaan Thonnumpol (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi.
- Priya A S (2008). Enthuppatti Ente Neelappoovinu. DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-1930-2.
- Moha Jwala. Green Books. 2004. ASIN B007E4W5OO.
- Ormmayanu Njan. DC Books. 2016. ISBN 978-8126466894.
- Jagarooka (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications. 2015. ISBN 9788130016931.
- Parippu Jeevitham. Kelkkam Audio Books. 2016. ISBN 9780000104830.
(audio book)
Translations
- Arundhati Roy (2 April 2011). Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran. translation of The God of Small Things (in Malayalam). DC Books. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-81-264-3816-7.
- Jaishree Misra (2012). Janmantharavagdangal. DC Books. ASIN B007E4W7L0.
translation of '"Ancient Promises"
Children's literature
- Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu. DC Books. 1 July 2008. ISBN 978-81-264-0994-5.
- Kathakatha Painkili
- Ammem Kunjunnim Kunjunnim Ammem (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 4 July 2021.
- Ammem Kunjunnim Mookkurummi Mookkurummi (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. ISBN 978-81-8266-754-9.
- K. Sreekumar, ed. (2018). Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications. ISBN 978-8130021171.
- Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications. 2018. ISBN 9788130021171.
- Tha Enna Aniyathikutty (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications. 2017. ISBN 9788130019529.
Memoirs
- Ozhukkil Orila. Kottayam: DC Books. 2003. ASIN B007E5F4F0.
- Katha Bakki. Kottayam: DC Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8126415557. OCLC 180690159.
- Priya, A. S (2006). Maayakkaazhchakal. Kottayam, D C Books. ISBN 9788126408108.
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- Fantas Minta. Green Books. 2017. ISBN 978-9386440815.
Awards
Manjamarangal Chuttilum, a short story anthology, fetched Priya her first major award, Lalithambika Anterjanam Award for the best young woman writer in 2003.[8] Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected Jagarooka, another of her short story anthology, for their annual award for story in 2004[9] and a decade later, the Sahitya Akademi honoured her with the 2014 Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran, the translation of The God of Small Things;[10] in between she received the Siddhartha Literary Award in 2012 for her work for children, Ammem Kunjunneem Kunjunneem Ammem. She received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature twice, in 2006 for her collection Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu, and in 2010 for her collection Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal.[11][12] She has won a host of other honours such as State Bank of India Literary Award, V. K. Unnikrishnan Award for Translation, Grihalakshmi Award, Ankanam Sahitya Award and Ramu Kariat Award.[5] She received Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 for her novel Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal.[13]
See also
References
- ^ A. S. Jibina. "പ്രിയലോകം". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ K. P. M. Basheer (3 January 2012). "Estha, Rahel now speak Malayalam". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "About Author Priya A S". keralabookstore.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Spainadanam". Madhyamam. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Priya A S - Interview". Webindia123.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "അക്ഷരത്തിന്റെ സൗന്ദര്യവും തലയെടുപ്പും". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Asundharakandam". Madhyamam. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "MT Vasudevan chosen for Lalithambika Award". The Times of India. 31 March 2003. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Award - 2014" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature" (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced, Sethu and Sreedharan honoured with fellowships". The New Indian Express. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
Further reading
- Sreedevi K. Nair (2012). Ten Women Writers of Kerala. SSS Publications. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-81-902282-6-8.
- "ഫന്റാസ് മിന്റ: സ്വപ്നങ്ങളുടെ നീർക്കുമിളകൾ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
External links
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- "Women Writers of Kerala - Priya A S". womenwritersofkerala.com. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- DC Books (5 January 2011). "Priya A.S at DC Books International Book Fair". YouTube. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- Kerala Freethinkers Forum - kftf (3 November 2016). "Life And Science Astonishing Me - Priya S". YouTube. Retrieved 29 March 2019.