Neelavan- A Novel

About the Book Neelavan is Tamil writer Sa. Kandaswamy's translated English.

The author to say about protagonist Neelavan: "Neelavan is mere He always, amidst people. Sometimes we happen to meet him; talk him listen to words. Those who chanced him are indeed blessed those who could listen to him are indeed fortunate. is exaggeration. Life mixture the Known and unknown. Neelavan narrating the unknown as unknown. He doesn't reside outside; nor inside. he 'within', means that he is 'without' Seeing him not depends on one us." 2009, Sahitya the Residency', Indian writers provided necessary facilities for them to have a temporary abode of choice anywhere in India and create a work of literature. Sa.Kandaswmy was one of writers and he stayed in Mysore and Neelavan.

About the Author Sa. Kandasamy (1940-2020) reputed writer in Tamil having more than 10 novels, 200 stories, collection of essays, two travelogues and edited collections short stories to his credit. Born in Tamil Nadu in the 1940, very first novel captioned Saaya Vanam dealing environmental changes and their impacts on rural populace, penned at the age of 25, wide acclaim both from readers and critics. Translated and this novel was also made into short by Doordarshan. is included in of Indian Literature Series National Book Trust, In 1998 his Visaaranai Commission the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award. This produced into a film Doordarshan. He produced and directed documentary on the life of reputed Tamil writer Jayakanthan for Sahitya Akademi.

Preface It narrates the story of a place as well as of the inhabitants of the place. That which is referred to as a place is but one, but not all places are one and the same. So also, people, though resembling each other at a glance, are not so in fact. This is the significance of a place. This is the natural essence of people at large.

The words and deeds of people born and brought up in one place and migrated to another in search of livelihood and settle there, lend meaning and identity to human beings. Just the way Man's life holds our interest of human life in the tales told, it also includes in its fold tales untold.

No norms or grammar attributed to the literary genre called 'novel' are in fact adhered to or relied upon. Every novel keeps redefining that which is called the grammar of novel writing. Some write with the full knowledge of this truth. Many write, being unaware of it. This is the history of what we call novel.

If there are a hundred persons there is room for writing a thousand stories about them. Because, men are not just one and the same. They are a multitude. Apparently they look identical but within, they vary widely. This is substantiated by our words and deeds.

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