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Ambai

அம்பை

Born 1944 · India

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Books on prize lists

  • Sahitya Akademi 2021 · Winner

    A Red-necked Green Bird

    சிவப்புக் கழுத்துடன் ஒரு பச்சைப் பறவை · Civappuk Kazuttutan Oru Paccaip Paravai

    Ambai · 75 when first published

    Short stories · 200 pages · Family, Love

    AI-generated summary:Thirteen stories follow women and men, many of them old, through love, loss and choice: a widow weighing a new companion, a couple divided over their deaf daughter, a woman alone with her memories in a hill-station hotel.