Joy J. Kaimaparamban
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Joy J. Kaimaparamban (b. October 1939) is a renowned novel
ist in Malayalam. Born to a middle class family of Kerala
, India
, Kaimaparamban became an English teacher and served in many schools under the government of Kerala
. He started his literary career at a young age. He is still continuing his literary efforts. Now he is residing at Vayalar
, a small village in Alappuzha
(Alleppey) district with his wife and two children. He has written several novels, some plays, and more than 100 short stories
in his mother tongue, Malayalam. All of them were published through DC Books and SPCS, Kottayam. All India Radio
has broadcasted several short stories and dramas written by him. He has been conferred an award in the name of Rabindranath Tagore
, established by DC Books Kottayam (1977, for his first novel Urayoorunna Pakalukal) and Kunkumam Prize (1990, for his novel Theerabhoomikal). The Azure of Solicitude is his debutant novel in English language, published by America print on demand
publisher PublishAmerica
September 2009. The Ayurvedic Healer is his second novel in English published by Copperhillmedia Corporation.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist in Malayalam. Born to a middle class family of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Kaimaparamban became an English teacher and served in many schools under the government of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. He started his literary career at a young age. He is still continuing his literary efforts. Now he is residing at Vayalar
Vayalar
This article is about a place. For the poet, go to Vayalar RamavarmaVayalar is a village in Cherthala taluk, Alapuzha district, Kerala state, India.- Overview :...
, a small village in Alappuzha
Alappuzha
Alappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...
(Alleppey) district with his wife and two children. He has written several novels, some plays, and more than 100 short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
in his mother tongue, Malayalam. All of them were published through DC Books and SPCS, Kottayam. All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
has broadcasted several short stories and dramas written by him. He has been conferred an award in the name of Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
, established by DC Books Kottayam (1977, for his first novel Urayoorunna Pakalukal) and Kunkumam Prize (1990, for his novel Theerabhoomikal). The Azure of Solicitude is his debutant novel in English language, published by America print on demand
Print on demand
Print on demand , sometimes called, in error, publish on demand, is a printing technology and business process in which new copies of a book are not printed until an order has been received...
publisher PublishAmerica
PublishAmerica
PublishAmerica is a Maryland-based print-on-demand book publisher founded in 1999 by Lawrence Alvin "Larry" Clopper III and Willem Meiners ....
September 2009. The Ayurvedic Healer is his second novel in English published by Copperhillmedia Corporation.
Books published in Malayalam
- Urayoorunna Pakalukal (The Slough Shedding Days) [1977, 1980, 1995]
- Ekanthatheeram (The Shore of Loneliness) [1977, 1999]
- Vazhiyariyathavar (Persons unaware of Path) [1977]
- Aswastha Sandhyakal (The unpleasant Dooms) [1978]
- Unmada Nimishangal (Moments of Hallucination) [1979]
- Dukham Thedunnavar(Seekers of Sadness) [1979]
- Manassile Nizhalukal (Shadows in the Mind) [1981]
- Thirichuvannavar (The Returnees) [1982]
- Puramthodukal (The Shells) [1984]
- Valayangal (The Circles) [1985]
- Vanantharngal (The Inner Forests) [1987]
- Theerabhoomikal (The Coastal Lands) [1990]
- Valmeekam (The Termitary) [1995]
- Saagarageethangal (Ballads of the Sea) [1999]
Children's Literature
- Pathinonnu Bala Kathakal (11 Stories for Children) [1979]
- Sanchi Manushyan (The Bag Man) [1982]
- Parakkunna Paava (The Flying Doll) [1994]
- Bodhi: (The Enlightenment) [1994]