Kakkanadan
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George Varghese Kakkanadan (23 April 1935 – 19 October 2011), commonly known as Kakkanadan, was an Indian short-story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language. His works broke away from the neo-realism that dominated Malayalam literature through the 1950s and 1960s. He is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature. He is a recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in addition to numerous other awards and recognitions.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Tiruvalla
- Place of death
- Kollam
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Image
- Kakkanadan3 -kakka-.JPG
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- Commons category
- Kakkanadan
- date of death
- 2011-10-19
- date of birth
- 1935-04-23
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- writing language
- Malayalam
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Life
- Early years
- Family
- Death
- Writing
- Awards and honours
- Bibliography
- Novels
- Short-stories
- Travelogues
- Memoirs
- Film adaptations
- References
- External links
George Varghese Kakkanadan (23 April 1935 – 19 October 2011), commonly known as Kakkanadan, was an Indian short-story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language. His works broke away from the neo-realism that dominated Malayalam literature through the 1950s and 1960s. He is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature. He is a recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in addition to numerous other awards and recognitions.
==Life==
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