The English translation of controversial Tamil novel Maadhorubaagan, written by Perumal Murugan, has won the Sahitya Akamedi award for translation. Jan 21, 2018 One Part Woman, by Perumal Murugan, translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan ISBN: 546 Published by Penguin Books. Jan 22, 2018 One Part Woman, by Perumal Murugan, translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan ISBN: 546 Published by Penguin Books.

Perumal Murugan Born 1966 Occupation Author Nationality Indian Notable works Madhorubagan (novel) Perumal Murugan is an author, scholar and literary chronicler who writes novels in. Drivers Wanted Campaign. He has written six novels, four collections of short stories and four anthologies of poetry to his credit.

Three of his novels have been translated into English: Seasons of the Palm, which was shortlisted for the in 2005, Current Show and One Part Woman. He was a professor of Tamil at the Government Arts College in. Contents • • • • • • • • • Life and Education [ ] Early life [ ] Perumal Murugan was born in 1966 to a family of farmers who had small land holdings near, a town in northern. His father, a farmer, supplemented the family's income by running a soda shop in a cinema theatre in Thiruchengode. Murugan began writing from an early age, and some of his early lyrics for children's songs were featured on programmes broadcast by the All India Radio. Education [ ] Murugan initially studied Tamil literature both as an undergraduate, in and as a postgraduate in. He went on to obtain an M.