
shwasana paadangal

1988ll pulitsar sammanam nediya american ezhuthukaariyaaya aan tailar ezhuthiya novalaanu breathing lessions. avarude pathinonnaamatthe novalaanithu, 1989 leeii fictionulla pulitsar sammanam nedi. 
plott.
baltimoril ninnu oru shavasamskara chadangil pankedukkaanum oru divasathinullil veendum veettilekku madangaanum irayudeyum maagi moranteyum saadhaarana vivaahathinte santhoshangalum vedanakalum katha vivarikkunnu. makaneyum marumakaleyum anurajanam cheyyaanulla maagiyude sramangalum ithu parishodhikkunnu. shavasamskaarathilekkula yaathrayil, irayum magiyum avarude yuvathva swapnangal marannuvennum avar oru "saadhaarana jeevithathinaayi" sthirathaamasamaakkiyathaayi engane thonnunnuvennum nammal padikkunnu."avar parasparam prakopippikkunnathu enganeyennu njangal anubavikkunnu-maagi valare samsaarasheshiyullavalum valare edapedunnavalum; valare yuktisahavum aashayavinimayamillathavanum valare nyaayabodhamullavanumaanu. avarude 90 mile yathraykkidayilulla chila vazhithirivukal irayudeyum maagiyudeyum "poruthakkedukal, nirashakal, niravettappedaatha prathekshakal-shaashvathamaaya sneham" enniva velippeduthunnu.
edward hogland eee novaline vivarikkunnu "thante madhuvidhukk anusrithamaayi jeevikkaatha jeevithathil athbhuthappetta maagi, oru thiruthaanaavaatha prompteraayi mariyirikkunnu. garbhachhidra klinikkinte vathilil pheona enna 17 vayassulla penkuttiye thadayukayum maagiyude makanaaya jessy vivaham kazhikkaan nayikkukayum cheythukondu aval thante aadya kochumakante jananam konduvaraan kombukorkkunnu, avan pithavum pheonayepole haiskoolil ninnu patanam upekshichayaalum aanu...magiyum irayum baltimoril ninnu nadathunna 90 mile yaathrayaan pusthakatthinte pradhana paripadi...pensylvaniayile oru grama pattanatthilekku oru haiskool sahapaadi pettennu bharthaavinte vishadamaaya shavasamskaram aasoothranam cheythu. maagi...kelkkunna oro aparichithanodum thante hridayam choriyunna seelam avalkkund, athu swaabhaavikamaayum iraye prakopippikkunnu, thudakkathil thanne aashayavinimayamillaatha avalkk 1950kalile poppu gaanangalil ninnu maathram thante maanasikaavasthaye divyamaakkaan kazhiyunna ghattathilethiyittundu...maagi, prakopithanaanenkilum...oru maattam varuthaanum aalukale bandhippikkanum onnippikkaanum shramikkunnu, shamaykkum vittuveezhchaykkum vendi drum adikkunnu. ira vishadeekarikkunnathupole, "ithu maagiyude balaheenathayaan. aalukalude jeevithathil maattam varuthunnathil kuzhappamillenn avar vishwasikkunnu. thaan snehikkunna aalukal yadhaarthathil ullathinekkaal mikachavaraanennu aval karuthunnu, athinaal avarekkurichulla avalude kaazhchappaadin anusrithamaayi aval karyangal maattaan thudangunnu."
poruthappedutthalukal.
1994ll eee pusthakatthe adisthaanamaakki oru television sinima hallmark haal oof faiminaayi nirmikkappettu. joonn erman samvidaanam cheytha eee chithratthil jaims garner joonn woodward aira, maagi morren ennee kathaapaathrangale avatharippichu. oru miniseerisile mikacha pradhana nadano allengil oru miniseerisilo specialilo prathyekavum mikachathumaaya pradhana nadiykkulla 46-aamath primetime emmy avaardukalil iruvarum emmy avaardukalkku naamanirddesham cheyyappettu. joonn woodwardinu avarude prakadanatthinu oru golden globe award screen aakdezhs gild award labhichu. mikacha television sinimaykkum oru miniserio prathyeka parambarayo ezhuthunnathile mikacha vyakthigatha nettatthinum adhika naamanirddeshangal nalki. pittsburg paa pradeshathaanu ithu chithreekarichathu. 
kevin mckeon eee novaline oru steju naadakamaayi sweekarichu. 2003 juun 6 muthal 29 vare washingtonile siyaattil sentarile siyaattil sentar house thiyettarile book-ittu repertory thiyettaril addeham athinte premiier rann samvidaanam cheythu.
avalokanangal.
dhii newyork timesil" thante avalokanathil, mishiko kakudani ezhuthunnu, "miss tailarude kazhivulla kaikalilaanu...moranmaarude outtu...avarude 28 varshathe vaivaahika pranayathinum, naamellaavarum jeevithathiloode nadathunna nirthalaakkunna, chuttupaadukalulla yaathraykkum-nammude kudumba verukalilekku akannupokunnathinum, niraparaadhithvathil ninnu sankadathilekkum jnjaanathilekkum nashtatthilekkum-oru roopakamaayi maarunnu. rachayithaavinte kruthikalude anuyaayikalkk, morens tailar srishtikalaayi thalkshanam thirichariyaan kazhiyum. kazhivillaathathum udaaranumaaya oru ezhuthukaaran nalkiyaal, avarkk vichithravum, souhaarddaparavumaaya oru gunamundu...miss tailarinu, avarude mikkavarum ellah kathaapaathrangalum anubavikkunna, gaarhikathayum swaathanthryavum thammilulla, paarambaryavum swaathanthryavum thammilulla samgharsham veendum parisodhikkaan kazhiyum. koodaathe, maathaapithaakkalum kuttikalum bharthaakkanmaarum bharyamaarum cheytha nirantharam maarikkondirikkunna udambadikal vivarikkaanum angane cheyyumbol kaalakramena sambhavicha nashtangalum veendedukkalukalum chithreekarikkaanum avalkk avalude saadhaarana krupayodum udaarathayodum koodi kazhiyum."
edward hogland ezhuthi "anugraheethamaayi samriddhanum sankeernamaayi vyakthigathamakkiya aalukalude muzhuvan raafttukaleyum vivarikkunnathil anaayaasamaayi thonnunna kazhivullavanumaaya aan tailare oru aabhyanthara novelistaayi visheshippikkaam, jaine oosttanil ninnu vanna aaa mahathaaya varikalilonnaan. vivaahamochanathilo vishwaasavanchanayilo allah, marichu vivaahathilaan avalkk thaalpparyamullath-ottappedal, verpiriyal, anyavalkkaranam, mattu fasionable aashankakal ennivayilalla, marichu pranayabandham, kuttikale valarthal, makkalude utharavaaditham ennivayilaanu. athu...eee bhinnamaaya kaalaghattatthil rakthabandhangalekkurichum kudumba shavasamskarangalekkurichum, pazhaya souhrudangalekkuricho allengil parajayappetta snehathinte pinbalathekkuricho, mangiya pranayabandhangalekkuricho allengil pariharikkappedaathatho avasaanikkaathatho aaya vaivaahika poruthakkedu ennivayekkuricho avalkk nannayi ezhuthaan kazhiyumenna avalude kazhivinte adayaalam. avalude kannu dayayullathum njaanamullathum vaividyamaarnnathumaayathaanu (ningalkk eppozhengilum vichaarana neridendi vannal ningalude jooriyilekku ningal aagrahikkunna oru kannu), koodaathe oro puthiya settu kathaapaathrangaleyum aadhikaarikamaaya aakamkshayodum vishadaamshangalude aaveshabharithamaaya idivinodum koodi pooyi, avalekkurichulla oru koottam nigamanagalil aval athunnu, athu orutharam suvarnna maarggamaan."
avaardukal.
"breathing lessions" 1989-ll fictionulla pulitsar sammanam nedukayum 1988-leeii deseeya pusthaka puraskaaratthinte finalistaakukayum cheythu. ithu "time"-nte varshathile pusthakam koodiyaayirunnu.

