Karunakaran (Malayalam writer)

This article is about the Malayalam writer. For other people with a similar name, see Karunakaran.

Karunakaran is an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer and essayist who writes in Malayalam. Known for an original style of writing, he has published a number of novels, short story anthologies, poetry anthologies, studies and essays. He was born in Pattambi, a town in Palakkad district of the south Indian state of Kerala. His oeuvre comprises novels such as Yuvaavaayirunna Onpathu Varsham and short story anthologies like Paayakkappal and he is a recipient of the 2019 O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram. He lives in Kuwait.

Karunakaran
Born	Pattambi, Palakkad, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist
Notable work	Yuvaavaayirunna Onpathu Varsham Pāyakkappal Yakṣiyuṃ Cycle Yātr̲akkāranuṃ
Awards	O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram

Selected bibliography

Novels

• Karunakaran (2011). Bicycle Thief (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi Books. p. 124. ISBN 9788182650398.
• Karuṇākaran (2017). Yuvāvāyirunna Onpathu Varṣhaṃ. Kottayam, Kerala State, India. ISBN 978-81-264-7495-0. OCLC 1027058947.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Karunakaran (2023). Kettezhuthukari (in Malayalam). Kottayam: DC Books. ASIN B0BRZGLSG1.

Novellas

• Karunakaran (2001). Parasya Jeevitham. DC Books. ASIN B007E4WTBS.
• Karuṇākaran (2012). Yuddhakālatte Nuṇakaḷuṃ Marakkompile Kākkayuṃ. Kottayam: D C Books. ISBN 978-81-264-3557-9. OCLC 810316812.

Short story anthologies

• Karuṇākaran (2000). Pāyakkappal. Kottayam: DC Books. p. 79. ISBN 81-264-0099-4. OCLC 45916633.
• Karunakaran (2010). Kochiyile Nalla Sthree. Sign Books. p. 90. ISBN 9780000130570.
• Karuṇākaran (2012). Ekanthathaye Kurichu Paranju Kettitteyulloo. Kottayam: D C Books.
• Karuṇākaran (2014). Atikupitanāya Kut̲t̲ānvēṣakanuṃ Mat̲t̲u Kathakaḷuṃ. Kottayam. ISBN 978-81-264-5159-3. OCLC 908107454.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Karuṇākaran (2020). Bourgeois Snehithan (in Malayalam). ISBN 9789355494405.

Poetry anthologies

• Karuṇākaran (2017). Yakṣiyuṃ Cycle Yātr̲akkāranuṃ. Ayyanthole, Thrissur: Green Books. ISBN 978-93-86440-56-3. OCLC 1119066336.

Essays

• Karunakaran (2016). Udal Enna Moham (in Malayalam). Logos Books. p. 212. ISBN 9789385064814.

See also

• S. Hareesh
• N. Prabhakaran

Further reading

• "'ഫിക്‌ഷൻ ഒരു റിപ്പബ്ലിക്ക് ആവുമ്പോൾ': കരുണാകരനുമായി സവിത എൻ. സംസാരിക്കുന്നു" [When fiction transforms into a republic - Savitha N talks to Karunakaran]. ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2022-01-18.

External links

• "Karunakaran, Author at Indian Express Malayalam" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-03-03.
• "Kamala". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
• "The Investigation". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
• "About Author Karunakaran". keralabookstore.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-03-03.
• കരുണാകരന്‍. "The book of Lenin and my father's photo". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
• "Solo Sex". wtplive.in. Retrieved 2021-03-03.