Description
- Author : Shihabuddin Poithumkadavu - J. Devika (Translator)
- Publisher : Eka
- Paperback : 176 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-9395767989
About the Author
Shihabuddin Poithumkadavu is one of Malayalam’s leading fiction writers. He has been awarded the most prestigious prizes for literature in Malayalam.
Shihabuddin’s working life began at the age of fifteen when he dropped out of school and began to work as a cleaner in a hotel. Since then he worked multiple jobs—as a helper in wedding feasts, a waiter in a restaurant, an ironing boy, a cleaner in a lorry, subscription-collector for the local merchants’ association, bystander in a hospital, proof-reader, timber loader, house painter, wood polisher, sand loader, cashier in a restaurant, nightwatchman in a saw mill, and so on. However, he continued his school education and went on to earn a college degree, after which he worked in different capacities in the media as journalist, scriptwriter and editor in Dubai and Kerala.
He has published thirty-eight books. Most of his books have sold more than 10,000 copies. His stories have been prescribed by the Kerala State Education Board, the University of Calicut, the Mahatma Gandhi University and the University of Kerala, in their syllabi.
About the Translator
J. Devika is a researcher and teacher at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. She has translated the works of many literary authors including K.R. Meera, Sara Joseph, Unni R. and several others from Malayalam to English.
Shihabuddin’s working life began at the age of fifteen when he dropped out of school and began to work as a cleaner in a hotel. Since then he worked multiple jobs—as a helper in wedding feasts, a waiter in a restaurant, an ironing boy, a cleaner in a lorry, subscription-collector for the local merchants’ association, bystander in a hospital, proof-reader, timber loader, house painter, wood polisher, sand loader, cashier in a restaurant, nightwatchman in a saw mill, and so on. However, he continued his school education and went on to earn a college degree, after which he worked in different capacities in the media as journalist, scriptwriter and editor in Dubai and Kerala.
He has published thirty-eight books. Most of his books have sold more than 10,000 copies. His stories have been prescribed by the Kerala State Education Board, the University of Calicut, the Mahatma Gandhi University and the University of Kerala, in their syllabi.
About the Translator
J. Devika is a researcher and teacher at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. She has translated the works of many literary authors including K.R. Meera, Sara Joseph, Unni R. and several others from Malayalam to English.
