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Priya A. S.
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Priya Anandavalli Sadashivan
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| Born | 28 May 1967 Eramalloor, Cherthala, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | E.C.E.K Union High School, Kuthiyathodu Maharaja's College, Ernakulam |
| Genre | Short story, memoirs, children's literature, translations |
| Literary movement | Post-modern |
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| Spouse | Unni |
| Children | Tanmoy ( Kunjunni ) |
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Priya A. S. is an amazing writer from India. She writes in the Malayalam language. She is known for her short stories, books for children, and true-life stories called memoirs. She also translates books from other languages.
One of her most famous translations is Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran. This is the Malayalam version of The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Arundhati Roy herself said that Priya's translation was very special. It was important because it was in the language of the characters in the book. Priya A. S. has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award three times for her wonderful writing.
About Priya A. S.
Priya A. S. was born on May 28, 1967. Her birthplace was Eramalloor, near Cherthala, in Kerala, India. Her parents, K. R. Sadashivan Nair and Anandavalli, were both teachers.
She had some health challenges when she was young. After finishing school, she studied English literature at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. Later, she earned a master's degree through private study. She has worked at Mahatma Gandhi University. She is currently a senior assistant at Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Priya is married to Unni. They have a son named Tanmoy, who is also called Kunjunni.
Amazing Awards and Honors
Priya A. S. has received many important awards for her writing. Her collection of short stories, Manjamarangal Chuttilum, won her the Lalithambika Anterjanam Award in 2003. This award was for the best young woman writer.
In 2004, her short story collection Jagarooka won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story. This is a big award from the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Ten years later, in 2014, she won the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize. This was for her translation of The God of Small Things, called Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran.
She also won the Siddhartha Literary Award in 2012. This was for her children's book, Ammem Kunjunneem Kunjunneem Ammem. Priya has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature twice. She received it in 2006 for Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu. She won it again in 2010 for Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal.
In 2023, she received the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar for her novel Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal. She has also won other awards. These include the State Bank of India Literary Award and the Grihalakshmi Award.
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- List of Malayalam-language authors by category
- List of Malayalam-language authors
