U. A. Khader | |
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| Born | 16 November 1935 Bilin, Rangoon, Burma, British India |
| Died | 12 December 2020 (aged 85) Calicut, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Thrikkotur Peruma, Raziya Sultana, Katha Pole Jeevitham, Shathru, Srishtavinte Khajana |
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Ussangaantakathu Abdul Khader (16 November 1935 – 12 December 2020) was an Indian author. He published in Malayalam, including novels, novellas, short stories, travelogues and non-fiction. His works have been translated to various languages including English, Hindi and Kannada. He was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009 for his novella Thrikkottur Novellakal and had earlier received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984 for Thrikkottur Peruma.