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The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry, set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. In the novel, the society has taken away pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives.
Udhayabanu Karmegam. Cherar Kottai (Tamil:சேரர் கோட்டை), Fortress of Chera Kings is a Tamil language historical novel in two volumes written by Gokul Seshadri. It is a sequel to Seshadri's novel Rajakesari, and it precedes Udhayabanu Karmegam, the final book of the trilogy. The story is based on the first military conquest ...
The Giver Quartet. The Giver Quartet is a series of four books about a dystopian world by Lois Lowry. The quartet consists of The Giver (1993), Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger (2004), and Son (2012). [ 1][ 2] The first book won the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 10 million copies. [ 3][ 4] The story takes place in the world of The ...
The Giver of Stars. The Giver of Stars is a 2019 historical fiction novel by Jojo Moyes about packhorse librarians in a remote area of Kentucky. Set in Depression-era America, The Giver of Stars is the story of five extraordinary women and their journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. [ 1] The women deliver library books to people ...
Balakumaran. Balakumaran (5 July 1946 – 15 May 2018) [ 1] was an Indian Tamil writer and author of over 200 novels, 100 short stories, and dialogue/screenplay writer for 23 films. [ 2] He also contributed to Tamil periodicals such as Kalki, Ananda Vikatan and Kumudam. [ 3] His notable works as a dialogue writer in Tamil Cinema include Nayakan ...
Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram (English: The Life of Prathapa Mudaliar ), ,written in 1857 and published in 1879, was the first novel in the Tamil language. [1] Penned by Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai (1826-1889), it was a landmark in Tamil literature, which had hitherto seen writings only in poetry. The book gave birth to a new literary genre and ...
In Tamil, the first recipient of the award was R. P. Sethu Pillai, who was honored for his collection of essays entitled Tamil Inbam in 1955. Posthumous recipients of the award include Kalki Krishnamurthy (1956), Bharathidasan (1969), Ku. Alagirisami (1970), Aadhavan Sundaram (1987), C. S. Chellappa (2001), Melaanmai Ponnuchamy (2008).
Occupation (s) writer, journalist. Parent (s) Subbarayar, Lakshmiyammal. Subarayar Vembu (19 March 1928 – 1 December 2015), better known by the pseudonym of Vikiraman, was an Indian novelist, short story writer and a journalist who wrote in Tamil. He was also a writer of children's literature .