norma phoox mesar

kuttikalkkum cheruppakkaarkkumulla pusthakangalkk peruketta oru american ezhuthukaariyum adhyaapikayumaayirunnu norma phoox mesar (meyy 15,1931-october 17,2009). kudumba verpiriyal, maranam thudangiya dushkaramaaya saahacharyangal abhimukeekarikkunna vishwasaneeyamaaya yuva kathaapaathrangal avarude novalukalil ulppeduthiyittundu.
newyork sittiyil janicha avar newyorkkile glens faalsilaanu maathaapithaakkal maikkal, jeane garlan phoox ennivarodoppam valarnnathu. mesar glens falls haiskoolil ninnu birudam nedi, thudarnnu antiok kolejilekku pooyi, avide avar haari mesarine kandumutty, avare avar 1950 ll vivaham kazhichu; avarkk naalu kuttikalundaayirunnu, avaril moonnu perr mesarine athijeevichu, avaril oraal, aan mesar, oru ezhuthukaariyum koodiyaanu. anthiyokyaykku purame, mosser syracuse sarvakalaashaalayilum padichu. 2009ll 78-aamm vayassil mastishka arbudam baadhichu avar marichu.
oru yuva ammayenna nilayil masser professionalaayi ezhuthaan thudangi, varshangalolam avalum bharthaav haariyum pulp maasikakalkkayi kuttasammatham kathakal ezhuthi; pinneedu avar orumichu niravadhi novalukal ezhuthi.
avarude sambhaashanathinte budhishakthi, manashaasthraparamaaya vaidagdhyam, yuvaakkalude jeevithathil gaarhika budhimuttukalum duranthangalum chithreekaricha sookshumatha ennivaykku mesarinte pusthakangal prashamsikkapettu. lalithamaaya theerumaanangal nalkunnathinupakaram, avarude kathakal kathaapaathrangalude valarchayeyum svayam arivineyum pinthudarnna kooduthal sankeernavum chilappol samshayaaspadavumaaya pathakal roopappeduthi.
"newyork times book review" enna pusthakatthinte sambhavana nalkia rooth aii. cheruppakkaar pakwata praapikkumbol saadhaaranavum asaadhaaranavumaaya saahacharyangalil maanushika gunangal velippeduthaanulla kazhivu mesarinu undennu gorden ezhuthi...kaumaarapraayathilekkulla kadannupokal chilappol vedanaajanakamaaya aachaarathekkurich oru muthirnna vaayanakkaarane kaanikkan kazhiyunnathinaal avarude vaayana cheruppakkaaril maathram parimithappeduthunnathu lajjakaramaanu ".
1988ll mesar paranju
njaan sandeshangal nalkunnundennu parayaan njaan madikkunnu...njaan kathakalum novalukalum ezhuthunnu. vaayanakkaaran oru antharleenamaaya vikaaram undaakumenn njaan prathekshikkunnu-oru prateeksha, orupakshe dhaarmikatha. pakshe njaan prasamgikkunnilla. njaan kathakal parayunnu.
1973-ll deseeya pusthaka award naamanirddesham, 1976-ll american library associationte sradheyamaaya pusthaka avalambam, 1976-ll "newyork times" mikacha pusthakangalude pattikayil ulppeduthal, 1978-ll luis karol shelf award, 1982-ll edger award, 1982-lum 1989-lum jarmman kuttikalude saahitya puraskaarangal, 1988-ll newberry medel enniva avarude rachanaykk labhicha oonar mesarukalil ulppedunnu.
1997 muthal 2006 vare vermont collegil kuttikalkkum cheruppakkaarkkumaayi maasttar oof phine arts prograamil ezhuthithudangi.

