This document provides a biography and overview of the Tamil writer and literary critic Jeyamohan. It notes that he was born in 1962 in Tamil Nadu and lost his parents at a young age. As a student, he spent much of his time reading in the library and became well-versed in both Malayalam and Tamil. He began writing in the 1980s and has since authored over 60 short stories and 7 novels. His works often deal with social and environmental issues and have received critical acclaim, with one novel being adapted into the award-winning film Naan Kadavul. He is considered one of the most influential Tamil writers for helping change the landscape of Tamil literature.

1. Tamil Writer and Literary Critic By Siva Kumar B

2. Naan Kadavul Angaadi Theru

4. * Nagercoil & kanyakumari *Avid reader in school time itself, spent most of the time in Library , well versed in both malayalam & tamil *Personal tragedies made him restless *Met his mentor Sundara ramasamy in 1985 *Married Arunmozhi whom he met as regular Reader of his writings on 1990 * Working in BSNL * Claims that tamil is a comfortable vehicle because of richness

5. *A prolific writer and avid reader *60+ short stories, 7 novels , Articles *Made seminal contribution on Literary criticism *Views on many subjects stirred lot of controversy and debate *Considered by many to have changed literary landscape of Tamil writing *His interpretation of Hindu traditional values are considered significant by many *Sense of humor and satirist

6. *First novel 1988 *Won Akilan Memorial award in 1991 * Environmental degradation *Rubber replaces Banana Trees for Commercialization of forest *Nagercoil accent used

7. *Children’s literature novel *Fantasy, Science fiction *An Army officer and a Doctor follows the footsteps of a Snow man called yathi *Written in Simple language, <6 words in sentence, <3000 words used in entire novel

8. *6 th novel , 2004 and Critically acclaimed novel *Intense and hard hitting novel yet has comical moments *Depicts downtrodden people and beggars life *National award winning Naan kadavul movie based on this novel

9. *5 th novel , 2003 *First love of a forest officer with a tribal lady *Widely attacted novel *Beautiful descriptions of forest and various animals * Translated in to English with same name

10. *Magnum opus , Imaginary City called Vishnupuram *Best-known, and critically most acclaimed * Spiritual quest through Indian philosophical schools *Hinduism intersecting Buddhism *Non Linear narration 10 th to 4 th then 13 th Century

11. * http://www.jeyamohan.in * http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ஜெயமோகன் * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeyamohan

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