Priya A. S.

Priya A. S.
Priya A. S.
Born	28 May 1967 (age 57); 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
Notable works	Pookkathirikkan Enikkavathille; Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran; Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu;
Notable awards	2003 Lalithambika Anterjanam Award; 2004 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story; 2014 Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation; 2012 Siddhartha Literary Award; Kerala Sahitya Akademi Endowment; S. B. I. Award; V. K. Unnikrishnan Award; Grihalakshmi Award; Ramu Kariat Award;
Spouse	Unni
Children	Kunjunni
Relatives	Anandavalli(Mother); Sadashivan Nair(Father);

Priya A. S. is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Hers oeuvre consists of short stories, children's literature, translations and memoirs.^[1] She has translated Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things into Malayalam under the title Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran of which Roy herself has said that although there have been translations in several languages, no other translation is as important to her as this, as it is the language of the novel's central characters.^[2]

Biography

Priya A. S. was born on May 28, 1967 at Eramalloor, near Cherthala, in Alappuzha district of the south Indian state of Kerala to a teacher couple, K. R. Sadashivan Nair and Anandavalli.^[3] She had a difficult childhood due to various diseases,^[4]^[5] and after schooling, she graduated in English literature from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam before securing a master's degree by private education.^[6] She has served at Mahatma Gandhi University and is a senior grade assistant at Cochin University of Science and Technology.

Priya is married to Unni and they have a son, Kunjunni.^[7]

Bibliography

Short story anthologies

Priya A. S. Pookkathirikkan Enikkavathille (in Malayalam). Saikatham Books.
Priya. A. S. (1994). Ororo Thirivukal. Kottayam Current books: Kottayam Current books.
Priya A. S. (2002). Manjamarangal Chuttilum. Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 978-8126405190. OCLC 53097477.
Priya A. S. Priya A. S.-inte Kathakal (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications.
Priya A. S. Violet Poochakalku Soo Vaikaan Thonnumpol (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi.
Priya A S (2008). Enthuppatti Ente Neelappoovinu. DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-1930-2.
Priya A S (2004). Moha Jwala. Green Books. ASIN B007E4W5OO.
Priya A S (2016). Ormmayanu Njan. DC Books. ISBN 978-8126466894.
Priya A. S. (2015). Jagarooka (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications. ISBN 9788130016931.
Priya A. S. (2016). Parippu Jeevitham. Kelkkam Audio Books. ISBN 9780000104830. (audio book)

Translations

Arundhati Roy; Priya A. S. (translator) (2 April 2011). Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran. translation of The God of Small Things (in Malayalam). DC Books. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-81-264-3816-7. {{cite book}}: |author2= has generic name (help)
Jaishree Misra; Priya A. S. (translator) (2012). Janmantharavagdangal. DC Books. ASIN B007E4W7L0. translation of '"Ancient Promises" {{cite book}}: |last2= has generic name (help)

Children's literature

Priya A S (1 July 2008). Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu. DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-0994-5.
Kathakatha Painkili
Priya A. S. Ammem Kunjunnim Kunjunnim Ammem (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi.
Priya A. S. Ammem Kunjunnim Mookkurummi Mookkurummi (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. ISBN 978-81-8266-754-9.
Priya A. S.; K. Sreekumar (editor) (2018). Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications. ISBN 978-8130021171. {{cite book}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
Priya A. S. (2018). Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications. ISBN 9788130021171.
Priya A. S. (2017). Tha Enna Aniyathikutty (in Malayalam). Poorna Publications. ISBN 9788130019529.

Memoirs

Priya A. S. (2003). Ozhukkil Orila. Kottayam: DC Books. ASIN B007E5F4F0.
Priya A. S. (2007). Katha Bakki. Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 978-8126415557. OCLC 180690159.
Priya, A. S (2006). Maayakkaazhchakal. Kottayam, D C Books. ISBN 9788126408108.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Priya A. S. Thanmayam (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi.
Priya A. S. (2017). Fantas Minta. Green Books. ISBN 978-9386440815.

Awards

Manjamarangal Chuttilum, a short story anthology, fetched Priya her first major award, Lalithambika Anterjanam Award for the best young woman writer in 2003.^[8] Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected Jagarooka, another of her short story anthology, for their annual award for story in 2004^[9] and a decade later, the academy honoured her again with the 2014 Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation for Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran, the translation of The God of Small Things;^[10] in between she received the Siddhartha Literary Award in 2012 for her work for children, Ammem Kunjunneem Kunjunneem Ammem. She has received another award from Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Endowment for Children's Literature for Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu and a host of other honours such as State Bank of India Literray Award, V. K. Unnikrishnan Award for Translation, Grihalakshmi Award, Ankanam Sahitya Award and Ramu Kariat Award^[5]

References

^ A. S. Jibina. "പ്രിയലോകം". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ K. P. M. Basheer (3 January 2012). "Estha, Rahel now speak Malayalam". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "About Author Priya A S". keralabookstore.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ "Spainadanam". Madhyamam. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Priya A S - Interview". Webindia123.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ "അക്ഷരത്തിന്റെ സൗന്ദര്യവും തലയെടുപ്പും". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ "Asundharakandam". Madhyamam. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ "MT Vasudevan chosen for Lalithambika Award". The Times of India. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Award - 2014" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links

"Women Writers of Kerala - Priya A S". womenwritersofkerala.com. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
DC Books (5 January 2011). "Priya A.S at DC Books International Book Fair". YouTube. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
Kerala Freethinkers Forum - kftf (3 November 2016). "Life And Science Astonishing Me - Priya S". YouTube. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[1] A. S. Jibina. "പ്രിയലോകം". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[Estha,_Rahel_now_speak_Malayalam-2] K. P. M. Basheer (3 January 2012). "Estha, Rahel now speak Malayalam". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[About_Author_Priya_A_S-3] "About Author Priya A S". keralabookstore.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

[Spainadanam-4] "Spainadanam". Madhyamam. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[Priya_A_S_-_Interview-5] "Priya A S - Interview". Webindia123.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[അക്ഷരത്തിന്റെ_സൗന്ദര്യവും_തലയെടുപ്പും-6] "അക്ഷരത്തിന്റെ സൗന്ദര്യവും തലയെടുപ്പും". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[Asundharakandam-7] "Asundharakandam". Madhyamam. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[MT_Vasudevan_chosen_for_Lalithambika_Award-8] "MT Vasudevan chosen for Lalithambika Award". The Times of India. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[Sahitya_Akademi_awards_announced-9] "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[Sahitya_Akademi_Translation_Award_-_2014-10] "Sahitya Akademi Translation Award - 2014" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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