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]- 1995: Lalithambika Antharjanam Award (1995)
- 1997: Thoppil Ravi Award - Bhrantan Pookkal
- 1998: Katha Prize for the Best Malayalam Short Story - "Paanchaali"
- 2000: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Collection of short stories) - Randu Swapna Darshikal[5]
- 2020: Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature for the book "Vazhthappetta Poocha" (Translation: "Blessed Cat")[6][7]
Bibliography
[edit]- Padiyirangippoya Parvati (1991)
- Narakavaathil
- Randu Swapna Darsikal
- Bhraanthan Pookkal
- Kaveriyude Neru
- Eezhu Penkathakal (Editor)
- Panikkannu
- Gracyude Kathakal
- Moothrathikkara
- Oru Cheriya Jeevithathinte Sirorekhakal (Autobiography)
- Udal vazhikal (stories)
- Apadha Sancharikalkku oru kaipusthakam (memories)
- Vaazhthappetta Poocha (Baalasahithyam)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Jain, Jasbir (2007). Growing up as a woman writer. Sahitya Akademi. p. 352. ISBN 978-81-260-2547-3.
- ^ Dharmarajan, Geeta (1998). Katha prize stories, Volume 8. Katha Books. p. 305. ISBN 978-81-85586-85-4.
- ^ Anantharaman, Latha (14 May 2021). "Book review: 'Baby Doll' by Gracy". India Today. New Delhi. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "---::: KERALA SAHITYA AKADEMI :::---". www.keralasahityaakademi.org.
- ^ "Gracy bags Bal Sahitya Puraskar; Abin Joseph wins Yuva Puraskar". www.english.mathrubhumi.com. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "അബിന് ജോസഫിന് കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി യുവ പുരസ്കാരം". Kairali News | Kairali News Live l Latest Malayalam News. 16 July 2021.
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