His short stories are noted for their modern story-telling style in Tamil. Born in 1966, he is a native of Mallankinaru village of Virudhunagar district of Tamilnadu. His published works include 10 novels, 20 collections of short stories, 60 collections of articles, 20 books for children, 3 books of translation, and 9 plays. Ramakrishnan is an influentially important writer of modern Tamil literature. It is hoped that this English translation will teleport these unique offerings to a wider reading public and bring the works of excellent Tamil writers into the lives of discriminating lovers of literature everywhere. The series ran for four years and was very well received by readers.Įach unit deserves to be read and re-read not only for the insights and information about writers in different genres, but for the word wizardry and imagery that flow effortlessly through the lines. The avowed purpose of the author was to introduce the readers of Ananda Vikatan (who may have been readers of nothing but magazines) to also delve into the works of excellent Tamil short story writers. Thus, 50 noted short story writers in the Tamil language are featured here.
He paraphrases/summarises the writer's story, melds it into his own reminiscence, and allows the two to resonate and create a musical signature in the reader's mind. In each unit, he describes an incident from his own experience and relates it to a short story he has read by a particular eminent Tamil writer. The author uses a unique device in these units.
Nevertheless, the prose is elevating, even lyrical at times. The writing style is intentionally direct and compact to suit a magazine readership. Ramakrishnan, published over the course of four years in the widely read Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan, to a wider reading public through translation into English. Katha Vilasam: The Story Within offers a path-breaking series of 50 articles by S.
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