Gracy (writer)

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Gracy is a Malayalam author.[1] Her first collection of short stories, Padiyirangippoya Parvati, was published in 1991.[2] Her awards include the Lalithambika Antharjanam Award (1995), the Thoppil Ravi Award (1997), the Katha Prize for the Best Malayalam Short Story (1998) and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (2000).[3] Her major works are Narakavaathil, Randu Swapna Darsikal, Kaveriyude Neru, Eezbu Penkathakal, Panikkannu and a collection, Gracyude Kathakal. Her stories have been translated into English, Hindi, Tamil and Oriya. She was the head of the Malayalam department, Al-Ameen college, Edathala, Aluva.

Her story, ‘Baby Doll’, is barring the melodramatic laments of a mother who wants to lock her daughter away from reality.[4]

Awards[edit]

  1. 1995: Lalithambika Antharjanam Award (1995)
  2. 1997: Thoppil Ravi Award - Bhrantan Pookkal
  3. 1998: Katha Prize for the Best Malayalam Short Story - "Paanchaali"
  4. 2000: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Collection of short stories) - Randu Swapna Darshikal[5]
  5. 2020: Sahitya Akademi Children's Literary Award 2020 for the book "Vazhthappetta poocha (Translation:Blessed Cat)"[6]

Bibliography[edit]

  1. Padiyirangippoya Parvati (1991)
  2. Narakavaathil
  3. Randu Swapna Darsikal
  4. Bhraanthan Pookkal
  5. Kaveriyude Neru
  6. Eezhu Penkathakal (Editor)
  7. Panikkannu
  8. Gracyude Kathakal
  9. Moothrathikkara
  10. Oru Cheriya Jeevithathinte Sirorekhakal (Autobiography)
  11. Udal vazhikal (stories)
  12. Apadha Sancharikalkku oru kaipusthakam (memories)
  13. Vaazhthappetta Poocha (Baalasahithyam)

References[edit]

  1. Natarajan, Nalini; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of twentieth-century literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 198–199. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7.
  2. Jain, Jasbir (2007). Growing up as a woman writer. Sahitya Akademi. p. 352. ISBN 978-81-260-2547-3.
  3. Dharmarajan, Geeta (1998). Katha prize stories, Volume 8. Katha Books. p. 305. ISBN 978-81-85586-85-4.
  4. May 14, Latha Anantharaman New Delhi; May 24, 2021 ISSUE DATE; May 14, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 17:40. "Book review: 'Baby Doll' by Gracy". India Today. Retrieved 2 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "---::: KERALA SAHITYA AKADEMI :::---". www.keralasahityaakademi.org.
  6. "അബിന്‍ ജോസഫിന് കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി യുവ പുരസ്‌കാരം". Kairali News | Kairali News Live l Latest Malayalam News. 16 July 2021.