K. P. Appan
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| Born | Karthikayil Padmanabhan Appan 25 August 1936 Alappuzha, Kerala |
| Died | 15 December 2008(aged 72) Kayamkulam, Kerala |
| Occupation | literary critic |
| Parent(s) | Poonthoppil Padmanabhan, Karthiyani |
Karthikayil Padmanabhan Appan(25 August 1936 – 15 December 2008), better known asK. P. Appan,was a renownedliterary criticinMalayalam.Born inAlappuzha(Alleppey),Kerala,Appan worked as a Professor ofMalayalam literatureat SN College, Kollam, Kerala.
Biography
[edit]Karthikayil Padmanabhan Appan was born to Poonthoppil Padmanabhan and Karthiyani inAlappuzhaon 25 August 1936.[1]He had his schooling at Sanadana Dharma Vidyalaya there and graduation atSD College,Alappuzha. He took his post-graduation fromMaharaja's College,Ernakulam.[2]Appan began his career as a high school teacher and then joinedUC College,Aluva,as a lecturer in Malayalam. Later he joinedSN College,Cherthala,and then got transferred to SN College,Kollam,in 1972. He retired from there in 1992.[3]
Appan died at a private hospital inKayamkulamon 15 December 2008, aged 72. He had been battling with cancer for almost three years.[1]
Writing
[edit]He introduced modern European and Eastern literary visions in Malayalam literary criticism.[4]Some of his works were Kshobhikkunnavarude Suvisesham (1972), Thiraskaram (1978), Kalahavum Viswasavum (1984), Marunna Malayala Novel (1988), Kalapam, Vivadam, Vilayiruthal (1992) Malayala Bhavana Mullyangalum Sangharshangalum (1992), Bible Velichathinte Kavacham (1994), Penayude Samaramukhangal (1995), Samayapravahavum Sahithyakalayum (1996), Abhimukha Sambashanangal (1997), UtharadhunikathaVarthamanavum Vamsavaliyum (1997).[citation needed]
Awards and honors
[edit]In 2008, K. P. Appan won theKendra Sahithya Academy Awardfor his collection of essays in Malayalam,Madhuram Ninte Jeevitham.The award was announced after his death.[5]
| # | Title | Title in Malayalam |
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| 1 | Kshobhikkunnavarude Suvisesham | ക്ഷോഭിക്കുന്നവരുടെ സുവിശേഷം |
| 2 | Kalahavum Viswasavum | കലഹവും വിശ്വാസവും |
| 3 | Malayala Bhavana: Mullyangalum Sangharshangalum | മലയാള ഭാവന - മൂല്യങ്ങളും സംഘർഷങ്ങളും |
| 4 | Varakalum Varnangalum | വരകളും വർണങ്ങളും |
| 5 | Bible: Velichathinte Kavacham | ബൈബിൾ - വെളിച്ചത്തിന്റെ കവചം |
| 6 | Kalapam, Vivadam, Vilayiruthal | കലാപം, വിവാദം, വിലയിരുത്തൽ |
| 7 | Samayapravahavum Sahithyakalayum | സമയപ്രവാഹവും സാഹിത്യകലയും |
| 8 | Katha: Akhyanavum Anubhava Sathayum | കഥ: ആഖ്യാനവും അനുഭവ സത്യവും |
| 9 | Utharadhunikatha: Varthamanavum Vamsavaliyum | ഉത്തരാധുനികത: വർത്തമാനവും വംശാവലിയും |
| 10 | Innalekalile Anveshanaparishodanakal | ഇന്നലെകളിലെ അന്വേഷണപരിശോധനകൾ |
| 11 | Vivekashaliyaya Vayanakkara | വിവേകശാലിയായ വായനക്കാരാ |
| 12 | Rogavum Sahithyabhavanayum | രോഗവും സാഹിത്യഭാവനയും |
| 13 | Charithrathe Aghadahamakkiya Guru | ചരിത്രത്തെ അഗാധമാക്കിയ ഗുരു |
| 14 | Swargam theernnu pokunnu narakam nilanilkunnu | സ്വർഗം തീർന്നു പോകുന്നു നരകം നിലനിൽക്കുന്നു |
| 15 | Thiraskaram | തിരസ്കരണം |
| 16 | Marunna Malayala Novel | മാറുന്ന മലയാള നോവൽ |
| 17 | Penayude Samaramukhangal | പേനയുടെ സമരമുഖങ്ങൾ |
| 18 | Maduram Ninte jeevitham | മധുരം നിന്റെ ജീവിതം |
| 19 | Abhimuka Sambhashanakal | അഭിമുഖ സംഭാഷണങ്ങൾ |
| 20 | Charithrathe Ningalkoppam Kootuka | ചരിത്രത്തെ നിങ്ങൾക്കൊപ്പം കൂട്ടുക |
References
[edit]- ^abṬi. Ke Santōṣkumār (2013).K.P. Appan: life story.Kēraḷa Bhāṣā Inst̲it̲t̲ūṭṭ.ISBN978-81-7638-310-3.
- ^Staff (15 December 2008)."സാഹിത്യ നിരൂപകന്‍ കെ.പി അപ്പന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു".malayalam.oneindia(in Malayalam).Retrieved14 April2019.
- ^"K P Appan - Malayalam writer Literay critic".alappuzhaonline.Retrieved14 April2019.
- ^Nalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996).Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India.Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 202–.ISBN978-0-313-28778-7.
- ^"Sahitya Akademi awards for 7 novelists".The Hindu.24 December 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 25 January 2009.Retrieved24 December2008.
Further reading
[edit]- Rajakrishnan, V. (2009). "Remembering K.P. Appan: The Critic as Cultural Hero".Indian Literature.53(2 (250)): 186–190.JSTOR23348056.
- Sivaprasad Ponnan (14 March 2012)."Modernism in malayalam criticism a study with special reference to K P Appan V Rajakrishnan R Narendraprasad".University of Kerala.Retrieved29 September2024.
External links
[edit]- Kutty, K M Ajir (2009). "K.P. Appan: Readable Criticism at a Premium".Indian Literature.53(2 (250)): 191–193.JSTOR23348057.
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