N. Prabhakaran
N Prabhakaran is a major contemporary writer in Kerala and is considered a pioneer of the post-modern aesthetic turn in Malayalam literature. He has published over forty works of novels, poetry, plays, short story collections, essays and a memoir. He is the recipient of several honours including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award; the EMS Memorial Trust Award; the Vaikom Muhammed Basheer Memorial Trust award; the Malayatoor Award; and the Muttathu Varky Literary Award for Contributions to Malayalam literature. Diary of a Malayali Madman, translated by Jayasree Kalathil, won the 2019 Crossword Book Award. His latest novel, Mayamanushyar, won the Odakkuzhal Award in 2020.
