malayalam
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‘Weird, delightful, refreshing’: Anupama Raju on translating writer Paul Zacharia’s ‘imagination’
Anupama Raju
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Short fiction by Paul Zacharia: A zealous nephew vows to catch his aunt’s secret lover red-handed
Paul Zacharia
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S Hareesh’s new novel: The kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor refuses to join India after independence
S Hareesh Jayasree Kalathil
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Horror fiction: Why a poltergeist’s logic does not answer the troubled mind of humans
Shihabuddin Poyithumkadavu Venugopal Menon
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‘Silent Journeys’ by Benyamin: A tapestry of migration, memory, and the women who walked unseen
Suchismita Ghosh
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‘I describe myself as a smuggler, border-crosser across languages’: Translator J Devika
Saurabh Sharma
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Financial thriller: Mini Balachandran fights an aggressive takeover bid of her father’s company
KL Mohana Varma Ministhy S
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From the memoir: A corpse collector in Kerala buries those who have died an ‘unnatural death’
Vinu P Niyas Karem Ministhy S
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When Sanskrit and Malayalam came together: Manipravalam resists the exorcism of influence
Nirupama Menon Rao
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Remembering K Saraswathi Amma (1919-1975), who confronted misogyny in Malayalam literature
Sreekala Sivasankaran
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Translator’s notebook: Uncompromising integrity is essential when translating texts from the margins
Catherine Thankamma
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A new book brings a hidden lineage of Kerala’s theatre through stories of women actors and workers
Sajitha Madathil Jayasree Kalathil
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Translated fiction: Aditi is forced to stand up for herself when love and expectations are betrayed
Nimna Vijay Haritha CK
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Translated fiction: Lot, a foreigner, threads his life through shadows in infernal Sodom
Sarah Joseph Sangeetha Sreenivasan
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‘Once’: A novel that cherishes love, both given and received, holding it central to our existence
Divya Shankar
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‘The Second Book of Prophets’: Benyamin’s novel is a radical yet tender reimagining of Jesus Christ
Suchismita Ghosh
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‘Afternoon’: In Malayalam writer Sethu’s short story, an elderly woman awaits her son’s return
Sethu Ministhy S
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‘A Pulp Fiction Textbook’: A novel styled like a textbook is as punishing as homework
Diya Isha
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Fiction: A receptionist in a Dubai hospital receives a book written by someone else using her name
Sonia Rafeek Ministhy S
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‘On the Banks of the Mayyazhi’: In this novel, the river cradles folklore, revolution, and history
Aratrika Ghosh