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Writer and filmmaker M.T Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as ‘MT’, is one of the most illustrious cultural icons of modern Kerala. Chronicling the decadence of a magnificent and uninterrupted agrarian civilization in the lush countryside of central Kerala, his novels and short stories won him the Jnanpith and several central and state Sahitya Akademi awards. MT’s work as screenwriter and director is Indian cinema at its finest.
To readers in English this book of memoirs and stories offers a rare glimpse into the mind of a literary master who recollects the people, places and ideas that inspired his stories. Featured in this collection are anecdotes, accounts of journeys, a homage, meditations on the literary craft, personal photographs and such classic stories as ‘The Soul of Darkness’ and ‘Elder Sister Oppol’.
Contents: Memories: A moment of truth • Bear with me, mother • A story is born • Where stories are hidden • The Thumba flowers that sought refuge • When it rains… • The festival season • When the Kannanthali flowers used to bloom… • The temple tanks of Kumaranallor • Those who told me stories • An examination in Victoria College • The end of the play • A place for books to live in • The nila river I remember • The second footfall • The man who helps people die • Stories : Seeds • A birthday remembered • In your memory • Firecrackers • Vision • The soul of darkness • Karkitakam • Elder sister oppol • Glossary
ISBN - 9788130909608
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Pages : 352
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