Imayam

About The Author

Imayam depicts the stark reality of contemporary Tamizh society in his writing. He has written eight novels and eight collections of short stories so far. Among the many awards he has received are the Tamil Nadu State award, the Sahitya Akademi award, Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar, and the Canadian Iyal Lifetime Achievement award. His works have been translated into Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, English, and French.
 

Books by Imayam

A Woman Burnt
By Imayam
Translated by GJV Prasad
Revathi, an engineer, is besotted with Ravi, an auto driver, and marries him against her family’s wishes. As her life unravels, we are brought face-to-face with the realities of narrow-minded, small lives, where it remains impossible for people to rise above the societal chains that shackle them....
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