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Indian Malayalam-language writer (1935-2011)

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George Varghese Kakkanadan, commonly known as Kakkanadan, was an Indian short-story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language. His works broke away from the neo-realism that dominated Malayalam literature through the 1950s and 1960s.

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2005Sahitya Akademi Award
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award

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George Varghese Kakkanadan, commonly known as Kakkanadan, was an Indian short-story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language. His works broke away from the neo-realism that dominated Malayalam literature through the 1950s and 1960s. He is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature. He is a recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in addition to numerous other awards and recognitions.

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India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1935 to 2011 · aged 76
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7 languages

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