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K. R. Meera | |
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 K.R. Meera at Kerala Literature Festival 2016 | |
| Born | 19 February 1970 Sasthamkotta, Kollam district, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, journalist, screenplay writer, columnist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Novel, short story |
| Notable works | Ave Maria, Aarachaar |
| Notable awards | Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Odakkuzhal Award Vayalar Award |
| Spouse | M. S. Dileep |
| Children | Shruthi Dileep |
K. R. Meera (born 19 February 1970) is an Indian author and journalist, who writes in Malayalam. She was born in Sasthamkotta, Kollam district in Kerala. She worked as a journalist in Malayala Manorama but later resigned to concentrate more on writing. She started writing fiction in 2001 and her first short story collection Ormayude Njarambu was published in 2002. Since then she has published five collections of short stories, two novellas, five novels and two children's books. She won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009 for her short-story, Ave Maria.[1] Her novel Aarachaar (2012) is widely regarded as one of the best literary works produced in Malayalam language.[2][3] It received several awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (2013), Odakkuzhal Award (2013), Vayalar Award (2014) and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award (2015). It was also shortlisted for the 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.
- ^ "Sahitya Academy awards announced"
- ^ "ആരാച്ചാര് മലയാളത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും നല്ല നോവലുകളിലൊന്ന് : ഡോ. എം ലീലാവതി" Archived 2014-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. DC Books. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ https://dcbookstore.com/books/aarachar