சிலிர்ப்பு

by Thi. Janakiraman

சிறுகதை எழுத்தாளர்களில் அதிக வசீகரம் கொண்டவர் தி. ஜானகிரானம். அபூர்வமான அழகுணர்ச்சிகொண்ட இவர் நினைவில் நீங்காது நிற்கும் அற்புதமான பல சிறுகதைகளைப் படைத்திருக்கிறார். சிரஷ்டியின் விசித்திரங்களை மேடையேற்றி, கடைசி நாற்காலியில் அமர்ந்து, புன்னகையுடன் பார்த்துக்கொண்டிருந்தவர். மனிதனின் வீழ்ச்சியையும் பிறழ்வையும் த்த்தளிப்பையும் அனுதாபத்துடன் பார்த்தவர். ஒழுக்கம், தர்மத்தின் விதிகள் இவற்றைத் தாண்டி உணர்வு நிலைகளே மனித வாழ்வைத் தீர்மானிக்கின்றன என்பதில் நம்பிக்கை கொண்டிருந்தவர். - சுந்தர ராமசாமி

368 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Thi . Janakiraman (also known as Thi Jaa, or T. Janakiraman ) is one of the major figures of 20th century Tamil fiction. He worked as a civil servant. His writing included accounts of his travels in Japan and the Crimea.

His best-known novel is Mogamul (Thorn of Desire), in which feminine emotions are explored with a story spun around delicate feelings. His short stories such as "Langdadevi" (a lame horse) and "Mulmudi" (Crown of Thorns) follow the same style. Thi Jaa wrote about one hundred short stories and a dozen novels. Two of his novels, Amma Vandhaal and Marappasu, were translated into English as "Sins of Appu's Mother" and "Wooden Cow" respectively. In 1979, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his short story collection Sakthi Vaidhiyam. Some of his other notable works are Malar Manjam, Uyirthen and Sembaruthi.

Reviews

[Sivagurunathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thi ja has a unique style in writing and every story is mesmerising

[Bhimrao AG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story. Can able to picture entire scenes into the mind as the story as every detail in it.

[SANJIT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sanbhaga poo .

[Azhagu Selvan · Rating 4 out of 5]

T.Janakiraman's short stories are very different from the modern day's counterparts. The narration is slow and detailed. This makes is slightly boring to read. But every story is a worth a read.

[Mohanakrishnan Nagarajan]

Brilliant collection.

[Meera Srikant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the stories were very moving. All were very realistic and engrossing, ironic sometimes.

[Kavitha Shri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gud