Benyamin (born Benny Daniel in 1971) is an Indian novelist and short story writer in Malayalam

language from Nhettur, Kulanada, near Pandalam of the south Indian state of Kerala. He lived in
the Kingdom of Bahrain from 1992 to 2013, before returning to Kerala.[1] His works appear
regularly in Malayalam publications in Kerala.

Goat Days (Aadujeevitham), his most famous novel, portrays the life of an Indian labourer in
Saudi Arabia. It is used as a textbook at Kerala University, Calicut University, Bharathiar
University, Pondicherry University and 10th standard for Kerala State syllabus.[citation
needed]Jasmine Days (Juggernaut Books, 2018), translated by Shahnaz Habib won the inaugural
JCB Prize for Literature,[2] India's richest literary prize. It was originally written in Malayalam
and translated by Shahnaz Habib, and is a “brilliant and intense novel”, jury chairperson Vivek
Shanbag (author Ghachar Ghochar said while announcing the most expensive literary award in
the country. The book tells the story of a young woman Sameera Parvin who moves to a middle
eastern city and find herself in the middle of a revolution. It revolves around the Jasmine
Revolution that sprang up in December 2010 and was quelled by January 2011.

Works of benyamin
Yellow lights of death

Jasmine days

Goat days

Ottamarathanal (Malayam edition)

Abeesagin etc.
 Life

Tan studied law at the University of London, and later worked as an

advocate and solicitor in one of Kuala Lumpur's law firms before
becoming a full-time writer.[2] He has a first-dan ranking in aikido and
lives in Malaysia.[citation needed]

Career

His first novel, The Gift of Rain, published in 2007, was long-
listed for the Man Booker Prize. It is set in Penang before and
during the Japanese occupation of Malaya in World War II. The Gift of Rain has been translated
into Italian, Spanish, Greek, Romanian, Czech, Serbian, French, Russian and Hungarian.

His second novel, The Garden of Evening Mists, was published in 2012. It was shortlisted for the
Man Booker Prize 2012[3] and won the Man Asian Literary Prize,[4][5] and the Walter Scott
Prize for Historical Fiction.[6][7]

Tan has spoken at literary festivals, including the Singapore Writers Festival, the Ubud Writers'
Festival in Bali, the Asia Man Booker Festival in Hong Kong, the Shanghai International Literary
Festival, the Perth Writers Festival, the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne, Australia, and the
Franschhoek Literary Festival in South Africa.

Works
The Gift of Rain (2007)

The Garden of Evening Mists (2012)

Awards
Man Booker shortlist (2012)[8]

Man Asian Literary Prize (2012)[9]

£25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (2013)[10]

References

March 16, 2012 09:48

Shin Kyung-sook

Novelist Shin Kyung-sook's "Please Look After Mom" has picked up the Man Asian Literary Prize, making
her the first Korean to seize the top regional accolade.

Also called the "Asian Booker Prize," the award was founded to support Asian writers by Man Group
which also sponsors the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, the most prestigious literary award in Britain.

Shin also ranks as the first woman to collect the award since it was founded in 2007. Japan's Haruki
Murakami's "1Q84" was included on a preliminary list of finalists announced on Oct. 29, 2011, and his
compatriot Banana Yoshimoto's "The Lake" made the final cut. But in the end, the award went to the
49-year-old Korean author.

Even though "Please Look After Mom" has been translated and published in 32 countries and gained
popularity worldwide, it is the first time the book has picked up an award outside Korea.
Shin will receive US$30,000, and Kim Chi-young, who translated the novel in English, will pocket $5,000.
The judges described the book as a "dynamic" and "moving" account of the complex web of
relationships of a Korean family, which also explores "what it means to be a mother."

Korean Novel to Be Made into TV Series in U.S.

Best-Selling Novelist Accused of Plagiarism

Shin Kyung-sook's 2nd Novel to Be Published in English

'Please Look After Mom' Sells 2 Million Copies

Shin Kyung-sook Donates Award Money to Charity

Shin Kyung-sook's Hit Novel to Be Released in Japan

Shin Kyung-sook's Hit Novel Comes to Europe

Korean Novel Debuts on NYT Bestseller List

Korean Novel Becomes a Hit in U.S.

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Jo Kyung Ran

Born 1969 (age 48–49)

Language Korean

Nationality South Korean

Jo Kyung-ran

Hangul 조경란

Revised Romanization Jo Gyeongnan

McCune–Reischauer Cho Kyŏngnan

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jo.

Jo Kyung Ran (This is the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea[1]) is a South Korean
writer.[2]

Contents

1 Life

2 Work

3 Works in English

4 Works in Korean (Partial)

5 Awards

6 External links

7 References

Life

Jo Kyung Ran was born in Seoul in 1969 [3] where she went on to study creative writing at the
Seoul Institute of the Arts,[4] but did not decide to become a writer until she turned 28.[5] Jo
lived in Bonngcheon-dong for nearly 20 years in a small rooftop apartment which her father
built for her.[6] She made her literary debut in 1996 with the short story, French Optical which
won the Donga-Ilbo Prize.[7] Internationally famous, she is a speaker in demand for
conferences, having appeared at “Beyond Borders: Translating and Publishing Korean Literature
in the U.S.” in New York in 2009 [8] and more recently at The Seoul International Forum for
Literature 2011.[9]WorkJo's work is famous for taking trivial, mundane, and everyday
occurrences and delicately describing them in subtle emotional tones.[10]

LTI Korea describes her contributions to Korean Literature:

Cho tends to dwell on the impressions (things) make, and with precision and sensitivity,
describes their effect on the inner world of the protagonist. Often, she describes her characters
minimally or presents them like objects lacking personality, thereby accentuating human
alienation and difficulty of communication in the modern world. The author, nonetheless,
suggests a possibility for meaningful human relationships by shedding light on those aspects of
life that has not been corrupted by consumeristic or merely sexual interaction between
people.[11]

Her work has won the Munhakdongne New Writer Award, the Today's Young Artist Award, The
Contemporary Literature Award (for the 2003 novella A Narrow Gate), and the Dong-in Literary
Award(2008).[12] Her work has been translated into French, German, Hebrew and English.[13]

Works in English

Tongue

Wie kommt der Elefant in mein Schlafzimmer? (코끼리를 찾아서)

Zeit zum Toastbacken (식빵 굽는 시간)

Versammelte lichter (소설선)

Works in Korean (Partial)

French Optical(1997)

Time for Breaking Bread (1997)

My Purple Sofa (2000)

Looking for the Elephant (2002)

The Ladle Story (2004)

Tongue (2007)

I Bought a Balloon (2008)

Swordfish

Awards

1st Literary Community New Writer's Award(1996)

Dong-in Literary Award (2008 for Buying a Balloon)

In this hub are the English and Tagalog versions summary of the famous epic from the
Philippine literature, Ibong Adarna.

About Ibong Adarna. Ibong Adarna is a mythical story, formed in narrative song and
poetry called corrido and considered a big part of the Philippine literature, usually studied as
part of the secondary curriculum in the country. The author of this fantastic story still remains
unknown and uncertain. Some said that the author was Spanish because it has been written
when the Spaniards ruled the Philippines. During those times, Ibong Adarna was known as
Corrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan nang Tatlong Principeng Magcacapatid na Anac nang Haring
Fernando at nang Reina Valeriana sa Cahariang Berbania. Other critiques said that it has been
written by Jose dela Cruz, a great poet here also known as Huseng Sisiw. This amazing folklore is
about love, sacrifice and fantasy. Ibong Adarna literally means Adarna Bird. The story centers
about catching the mythical bird that possesses magical powers. The Adarna bird is so beautiful
and could change in a lot of stunning forms. It is very much hard to catch. It knows a total of
seven songs which could either enchant anyone to sleep, turn into stone or heal a deadly
sickness. Which is why the almost dying King Fernando of Berbania tasked his three sons to
catch the magical bird. That’s where the story begins…

Author: Ibong Adarna

By Virgilio S. Almario (Retold by),Jordan Santos (Illustrator)

Author: Jose Rizal Author: Jose Rizal
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This article is about the series of novels. For other uses, including related topics and derivative
works, see Harry Potter (disambiguation). For the character in the series, see Harry Potter
(character). For the film adaptations, see Harry Potter (film series). For the franchise as a whole,
see Wizarding World.

Harry Potter

The Harry Potter logo first used for the American edition of the novel series (and some other
editions worldwide), and then the film series.

The Harry Potter logo, used first in American editions of the novel series and later in films

The Philosopher's Stone (1997)

The Chamber of Secrets (1998)

The Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)

The Goblet of Fire (2000)

The Order of the Phoenix (2003)

The Half-Blood Prince (2005)

The Deathly Hallows (2007)

Author J. K. Rowling

Country United Kingdom

Language English

Genre Fantasy, drama, young adult fiction, mystery, thriller, Bildungsroman

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)

Scholastic (US)

Pottermore (e-books; all languages)

Published 26 June 1997 – 21 July 2007 (initial publication)

Media type Print (hardback & paperback)

Audiobook

E-book (as of March 2012)[1]

No. of books 7

Website www.pottermore.com

Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels
chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron
Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main
story arc concerns Harry's struggle against Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to
become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic, and
subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people).

Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, on 26 June 1997,
the books have found immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide.
They have attracted a wide adult audience as well as younger readers and are often considered
cornerstones of modern young adult literature.[2] The series has also had its share of criticism,
including concern about the increasingly dark tone as the series progressed, as well as the often
gruesome and graphic violence it depicts. As of February 2018, the books have sold more than
500 million copies worldwide, making them the best-selling book series in history, and have
been translated into eighty languages.[3] The last four books consecutively set records as the
fastest-selling books in history, with the final instalment selling roughly eleven million copies in
the United States within twenty-four hours of its release.The series was originally published in
English by two major publishers, Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press in the
United States. A play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, based on a story co-written by
Rowling, premiered in London on 30 July 2016 at the Palace Theatre, and its script was
published by Little, Brown. The original seven books were adapted into an eight-part film series
by Warner Bros. Pictures, which is the third highest-grossing film series of all time as of
February 2018. In 2016, the total value of the Harry Potter franchise was estimated at $25
billion,[4] making Harry Potter one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

A series of many genres, including fantasy, drama, coming of age, and the British school story
(which includes elements of mystery, thriller, adventure, horror, and romance), the world of
Harry Potter explores numerous themes and includes many cultural meanings and
references.[5] According to Rowling, the main theme is death.[6] Other major themes in the
series include prejudice, corruption, and madness.[7]

The success of the books and films has allowed the Harry Potter franchise to expand, with
numerous derivative works, a travelling exhibition that premiered in Chicago in 2009, a
studiotour in London that opened in 2012, a digital platform on which J.K. Rowling updates the
series with new information and insight, and a pentalogy of spin-off films premiering in November
2016 with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, among many other developments. Most recently, themed attractions,
collectively known as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,havebeen built at several Universal Parks & Resorts amusement
parks around the wor