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Kovilante Priyapetta Kathakal

Kovilan has published 11 novels, 12 collections of short stories, three collections of articles and a play. The novels are `Thakarnna Hridayangal' (1946), `A Minus B' (1958), `Tharavadu' (1963), `Ezhamedangal' (1965), `Thazhvarakal' (1969), `Thottangal' (1970), `Himalayam' (1973), `Bharathan' (1976), `Janmantharangal' (1982) and `Thattakam' (1995).
Stories by Kovilan
Publisher: DC Books, Kottayam Pages: 108 Paper back Price: INR 45

റ, സുജാത, പായസം, ശാപമോക്ഷം, ആണോ പെണ്ണോ, ഒരു കഷണം അസ്‌ഥി, ഒരിക്കല്‍ മനുഷ്യനായിരുന്നു, മരണമില്ലാത്ത മനുഷ്യന്‍ എന്നിങ്ങനെ എട്ടു കഥകള്‍. കോവിലന്‍ താനെഴുതിയവയില്‍ നിന്നും ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയപ്പെട്ടതു തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
His collections of short stories are `Oru Palam Manayola' (1957), `Ee Jeevitham Ananthamanu' (1957), `Orikkal Manushyanayirunnu' (1960), `Oru Kashanam Asthi' (1961), `Vendam Kadi' (1969), `Thervazhchakal' (1971), `Pitham' (1971), `Shakunam' (1974), `Adyathe Kathakal' (1978), `Sujatha' (1979), `Theranjedutha Kathakal' (1980) and `Kovilante Kathakal' (1985).
`Thottangal' and `Shakunam' won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in 1972 and 1977 respectively. `Thattakam' won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998. The Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowship was conferred on him in 1997.
He joined the Royal Indian Navy in 1943. After the 1946 Revolt, he left the navy. He joined the Indian Army in 1948 and did higher studies in electronics. He served as NCC instructor at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur. He retired as Havildar Major in 1986.
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