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Born | Koondungal, Kozhikode, Kerala, India | July 1, 1929
Died | January 3, 2003 Kerala | (aged 73)
Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Fiction |
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Spouse | Imbichi Pathumma |
Children | 7 children including N. P. Hafiz Mohamad |
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N. P. Mohammed (July 1, 1928 – January 3, 2003), popularly known by his initials N. P., was an Indian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Malayalam language. Along with his contemporaries like M. T. Vasudevan Nair, O. V. Vijayan, Kakkanadan, and Madhavikutty, he was known to have been one of the pioneers of modernist movement in Malayalam fiction. He was the president of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and a recipient of several awards including Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, Lalithambika Antharjanam Award, Padmaprabha Literary Award and the Muttathu Varkey Award.