{"product_id":"diary-of-a-malayali-madman-9781646052073","title":"Diary of a Malayali Madman","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of sensitive, world-bending human portraits from short story writer N. Prabhakaran. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA research scholar whose notebook reveals a surreal pig farm... A psychologist in search of the truth about one of his clients... An aspiring writer who emulates Gogol... The unforgettable men and women in N. Prabhakaran's stories have an uncanny ability to expose the fault lines between the real and the unreal, the normal and the mad, as they explore their own inner worlds and psychic wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pioneer of the post-modern aesthetic turn, N. Prabhakaran weaves the nitty-gritty of everyday, small-town lives into his imaginative tales. Set in northern Kerala, these five stories are steeped in folklore, nature, factional politics and the intricacies of human relationships. Brilliantly translated by Jayasree Kalathil, \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Malayali Madman\u003c\/i\u003e marks the very first time this major Indian writer's work is available in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eN Prabhakaran is a major contemporary writer in Kerala and is considered a pioneer\u003cbr\u003eof the post-modern aesthetic turn in Malayalam literature. He has published over\u003cbr\u003eforty works of novels, poetry, plays, short story collections, essays and a memoir. He\u003cbr\u003eis the recipient of several honours including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award; the\u003cbr\u003eEMS Memorial Trust Award; the Vaikom Muhammed Basheer Memorial Trust\u003cbr\u003eaward; the Malayatoor Award; and the Muttathu Varky Literary Award for\u003cbr\u003eContributions to Malayalam literature. \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Malayali Madman\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by\u003cbr\u003eJayasree Kalathil, won the 2019 Crossword Book Award. His latest novel, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMayamanushyar\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Odakkuzhal Award in 2020. \u003cp\u003e Jayasree Kalathil's translations have won the JCB Prize for Literature (for S.\u003cbr\u003eHareesh's \u003ci\u003eMoustache\u003c\/i\u003e in 2020) and the Crossword Book Award (for N. Prabhakaran's\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiary of a Malayali Madman\u003c\/i\u003e in 2019). Her latest translation, Sheela Tomy's \u003ci\u003eValli\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003ewas shortlisted for the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature and for the Atta Galatta-BLF\u003cbr\u003eBook Prize. She is the author of the children's book \u003ci\u003eThe Sackclothman\u003c\/i\u003e, which has\u003cbr\u003ebeen translated into Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi. She was selected as one of the\u003cbr\u003etwo translators-in-residence at the British Centre for Literary Translation, University\u003cbr\u003eof East Anglia, in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388026229010,"sku":"9781646052073","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aba2a2ae-5340-4523-9c39-185495c2c33f.jpg?v=1728886486","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/diary-of-a-malayali-madman-9781646052073","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}