O. V. Vijayan (1930–2005)
Auteur de Khasakkinte itihasam
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Ootupulackal Velukkuty Vijayan (1930 – 2005) was an Indian author and cartoonist. Image by Sreedharantp at ml.wikipedia.
Œuvres de O. V. Vijayan
മധുരം ഗായതി | Madhuram Gayathi 1 exemplaire
Kadaltheerathu (Malayalam) 1 exemplaire
ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം 1 exemplaire
Khasakkinte ithihassm 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Vijayan, O. V.
- Nom légal
- Vijayan, Ootupulackal Velukkuty
- Date de naissance
- 1930-07-02
- Date de décès
- 2005-03-30
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- India
- Pays (pour la carte)
- India
- Lieu de naissance
- Palakkad, Kerala, India
- Lieu du décès
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Lieux de résidence
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
New Delhi, India - Études
- Presidency College, Chennai (MA|English Literature)
- Professions
- Author
Cartoonist
Teacher - Prix et distinctions
- Padma Bhushan
Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
Kerala Sahithya Academy Award
Vayalar Award
Muttathu Varkey Award
Ezhuthachan Award
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 21
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 235
- Popularité
- #96,241
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 25
- Langues
- 5
- Favoris
- 1
Do not misunderstand me: this is a unique, remarkable book. It combines a simple, straightforward story with myths, legends, gods and goddesses, worldview, and the ineffable. Even with my literal and figurative distance from all that it is about, there can be no doubt that it is an extraordinary effort.
It is translated by the author and, except for some occasional rough spots, the translation is good. There are, however, some choices that simply do not work. Moreover, this is a work that badly needs--at the very least--either a glossary or an introduction explaining the customs and beliefs of Kerala. It is, like many places, truly hard for an outsider to comprehend and that inevitable lack of complete comprehension makes it a harder work to appreciate.
The story follows Ravi, a bright, college-educated rationalist as he takes up a job as a grade school teacher in a new government school in a small village. A fascinating group of characters appear on the stage and you learn who each one is, what his or her story is. And so as the book proceeds, the village becomes "peopled”—you come to learn who fills what place in the village, how life works, who the personalities are, and very importantly, why; you learn how they confront each other as well as themselves.
There is, too, what a number of reviews have called “magical realism.” My understanding of that term is that it refers to something else entirely. Yes, this book deals with the gods and belief and, very importantly, karma, but Vijayan’s achievement is to render the “unreal” painfully and poignantly real: the actions and interactions between people, the natural world, the universe of the gods all somehow fit together and the reader enters into that world along with Ravi, learning step by step. I withhold a fifth star as much to reflect my inability to fully “get” the book as anything else. But I would encourage you to read it; you won't regret the time and effort and it may offer you, as it did me, just the tiniest glimpse into a world I'd never known.… (plus d'informations)