Introduction
E. Santhosh Kumar is one of the leading contemporary Malayalam writers. He has won numerous awards, including that of Kerala Sahitya Academy. Andhakaranazhi, published in 2012 and recipient of 2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, is considered as one of his best.
Biography
E. Santhosh Kumar was born in 1969 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala. He studied in Government High School, Pattikkad, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur and St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He works with National Insurance Company.
His contributions has largely been in novel and short story. Galapagos, which was later published as a collection, was his first published short story. He won his first Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for Chavukali, a collection of short stories. This was followed up with an award for the best children's novel Kakkara Desathe Urumbukal instituted by Kerala State Children's Literature Institute in 2011. In 2012, he won the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the second time, for his novel Andhakaranazhi. The novel was translated by P. N. Venugopal into English under the title The Island of Lost Shadows. This work was short listed for the Crossword Prize 2016.
List of works
Novels
- Amusement Park (2002)
- Vaakkukal (2007)
- Kaakkaradesathe Urumbukal (2009)
- Andhakaranazhi (2011)
Novellas
- Thankachan Manjakkaran(2009)
- Kunnukal Nakshathrangal (2014)
- Chidambara Rahasyam (2014), DC Books
- Three Novellas (2015), DC Books
- Oralkku Ethra Mannu Veenam (2016), DC Books
Short Story Collections
- Galapagos (2000)
- Moonnu Andhanmaar Aanaye Vivarikkunnu (2003)
- Chaavukali (2006)
- Moonnu Viralukal (2008)
- Neechavedam (2010)
- Kathakal: E Santhosh Kumarv (2013)
Awards
- E P Sushama Endowment for Short Story (2002)
- Current Books Golden Jubilee Award for Short Story (2002)
- V P Sivakumar Keli Award for Short Story (2005)
- T P Kishore Memorial Award for Short Story (2005)
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story (2006)
- Meloor Damodaran Kathapuraskaram (2010)
- Kerala State Children's Literature Institute Award for best children's novel (2011)
- Nooranad Haneef Memorial Novel Award (2012)
- Kovilan Novel Award (2012)
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel (2012)
- Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar short story award (2014)