Priya A. S. is an Indian writer of

Malayalam literature Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puduchery, is one of the six Classical languages of India. Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a S ...

. She writes short stories, children's literature, translations and memoirs. She has translated

Arundhati Roy Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel ''The God of Small Things'' (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. S ...

's ''

The God of Small Things ''The God of Small Things'' is a family drama novel written by Indian writer Arundhati Roy. Roy's debut novel, it is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" prevalent in 1960s Ker ...

'' into Malayalam under the title '' Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran'' of which Roy herself has said that although there have been translations in several languages, no other translation is as important to her as this, as it is the language of the novel's central characters.

Biography

Priya A. S. was born on May 28, 1967 at Eramalloor, near

Cherthala Cherthala, , (formerly Shertalai, Shertallai or Shertallay) is a Municipal town and a Taluk located at National highway 66 in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. Cherthala is the satellite town and industrial hub of Al ...

, in Alappuzha district of the south Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

to a teacher couple, K. R. Sadashivan Nair and Anandavalli. She had a difficult childhood due to various diseases, and after schooling, she graduated in English literature from

Maharaja's College, Ernakulam The Maharaja's College is a government college of higher education located in Kochi, Kerala. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest colleges in India. Located in the heart of the city, the college is spread over a campus of on the ba ...

before securing a master's degree by private education. She has served at Mahatma Gandhi University and is a senior grade assistant at

Cochin University of Science and Technology Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a state government-owned autonomous university in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1971 and has three campuses: two in Kochi (Kalamassery and Ernakulam) and one in Kuttanad, Ala ...

. Priya is married to Unni and they have a son, Tanmoy alias Kunjunni.

Bibliography

Short story anthologies

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Translations

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Children's literature

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Memoirs

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Awards

''Manjamarangal Chuttilum'', a short story anthology, fetched Priya her first major award, Lalithambika Anterjanam Award for the best young woman writer in 2003.

Kerala Sahitya Akademi The Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote the Malayalam language and literature. It is situated in City of Thrissur, Kerala in India. History The academy was inaugurated on 15 ...

selected ''Jagarooka'', another of her short story anthology, for their annual award for story in 2004 and a decade later, the academy honoured her again with the 2014

Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize or Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation is a literary honour in India, presented by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, given to "outstanding translations of creative and critical works" in 24 m ...

for ''Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran'', the translation of

; in between she received the Siddhartha Literary Award in 2012 for her work for children, ''Ammem Kunjunneem Kunjunneem Ammem''. She has received another award from Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Endowment for Children's Literature for ''Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu'' and a host of other honours such as State Bank of India Literray Award, V. K. Unnikrishnan Award for Translation, Grihalakshmi Award, Ankanam Sahitya Award and Ramu Kariat Award. She was awarded 2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature for her work Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal.

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* * * {{authority control Living people People from Alappuzha district Malayalam-language writers Malayalam short story writers Writers from Kochi 20th-century Indian women writers 20th-century Indian novelists Indian women short story writers Translators to Malayalam 21st-century Indian translators Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 21st-century Indian short story writers 1967 births 21st-century Indian women writers 21st-century Indian novelists Indian women children's writers Indian children's writers Women writers from Kerala Indian women translators 20th-century Indian translators Maharaja's College, Ernakulam alumni Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation