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author and cartoonist (1930-2005)

O. V. Vijayan

1930–2005, born Palakkad, writes in Malayalam, English, writer

Ottupulackal Velukkuty Vijayan, commonly known as O. V. Vijayan, was an Indian author and cartoonist, who was an important figure in modern Malayalam literature. Best known for his first novel Khasakkinte Itihasam (1969), Vijayan was the author of six novels, nine short-story collections, and nine collections of essays, memoirs and reflections.

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Books on record

On Open Library

Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.

Awards

1990Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam for Gurusagaram

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Malayalam