Kalki's Selected Short Stories |
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Author:
| Krishnamurthy, Kalki |
ISBN: | 978-1-9799-7398-4 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2017 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $26.00 |
Book Description:
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Kalki R. KrishnamurthyBorn as Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy on September 9, 1899, but better known by his pen name Kalki, (suffixes of his wife's name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy), he was a writer, journalist, poet, critic and Independence activist. He worked for magazines such as Navashakthi and Ananda Vikatan before starting his own magazine Kalki. His masterpiece Ponniyin Selvan was and is still widely read. Kalki won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956 for what he considers...
More DescriptionKalki R. KrishnamurthyBorn as Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy on September 9, 1899, but better known by his pen name Kalki, (suffixes of his wife's name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy), he was a writer, journalist, poet, critic and Independence activist. He worked for magazines such as Navashakthi and Ananda Vikatan before starting his own magazine Kalki. His masterpiece Ponniyin Selvan was and is still widely read. Kalki won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956 for what he considers his best work - Alai Osai. He was a master at making his characters come alive.