{"product_id":"ov-vijayan-makers-of-indian-literature","title":"OV Vijayan (Makers of Indian Literature)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"362\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"95\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"98\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"113\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: SAHITYA AKADEMI\u003cbr data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"133\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"145\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: P.P. Raveendran\u003cbr data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"165\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"179\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003cbr data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"191\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"202\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 100\u003cbr data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"210\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"221\"\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"235\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"251\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 21.5 cm x 14 cm (8.50 X 5.50 inch)\u003cbr data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"290\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 130 gm\u003cbr data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"313\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"326\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2009\u003cbr data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"335\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9798126026196\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"367\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"387\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"390\"\u003eOV Vijayan (1930-2005) reigned supreme in the world of Malayalam letters while he was alive, and continues to be the guiding force of Malayalam fiction even after his death. Since the publication of his classic novel \u003cem data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"629\"\u003eKhasakkinte Itihasam\u003c\/em\u003e, he has been a cult figure — who represented the best of what is thought and written in the language. He was truly versatile and prolific in his creative life that spans about fifty years. As a fictionist, he will be remembered for the deep philosophical vision he brought to bear upon his novels and short stories. This quality of his fictions, along with the linguistic revolution, makes him a legendary storyteller of our times. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel \u003cem data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1130\"\u003eGurusagaram\u003c\/em\u003e in 1990 by the National Academy of Letters, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1213\"\u003eP. P. Raveendran is a practising literary critic in the languages of English and Malayalam. His published books in English include \u003cem data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1376\"\u003ePoetry and the New Sensibility\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), \u003cem data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003ePostmodernism: Positions and Perspectives\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), \u003cem data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1456\"\u003eJoseph Mundasseri\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), and \u003cem data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1525\"\u003eTexts Histories Geographies: Reading Indian Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (2008). He has also edited volumes such as \u003cem data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1593\"\u003eThe Best of Kamala Das\u003c\/em\u003e (1991) and \u003cem data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003eThe Best of Jayanta Mahapatra\u003c\/em\u003e (1995). A former Visiting Fellow at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University (Germany), he is currently Dean, Faculty of Aesthetics and Art History at Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University of Arts and Culture, as well as Professor of English at the School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University. He also edits the literary journal \u003cem data-start=\"1976\" data-end=\"1986\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHaritham\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sahitya Akademi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66518285877552,"sku":"DRG.SahityaAkademi_9798126026196","price":40.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/nar050.webp?v=1776239708","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/ov-vijayan-makers-of-indian-literature","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}