Kovilan

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Kovilan is One of the great writers in Malayalam language who published eleven novels, tweleve short story collections, three essay collections and one play.

Kovilan (Kandanisseri Vattomparambil Velappan Ayyappan) was born in Kandanisseri near Guruvayur in Thrissur District, Kerala, India on 9 July 1923.

He won several awards like Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Muttathu Varkey Award, Basheer Award, A.P. Kulakkad Award, Kerala Sahitya Parishath Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, N.V. puraskkaram and Vayalar Award.

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