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V J James was a mechanical engineer.

V. J. James is an Indian writer who primarily writes in Malayalam language. His first book, Purapaadinte Pusthakam, was published by DC Books as the winning work in the novel competition conducted as a part of its 25th anniversary celebration in 1999. His novel Nireeshwaran, which explores the clashes between theism and atheism, won several awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Vayalar Award.

Life V. J. James was born in Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He attended St. Theresa's Higher Secondary School, Vazhappally and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Champakulam, before studying at St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry. He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering. An engineer by profession, he worked at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

Awards DC Silver Jubilee Award Malayattoor Prize (1999), Rotary Literary Award for Purappadinte Pusthakam Thoppil Ravi Award for Nireeshwaran Thikkurissi award (2018) for Anticlock O.V.Vijayan Award (2019) for Anticlock Vayalar Award (2019) for Nireeshwaran Shortlisted for the JCB Prize 2021 : Anti-Clock (Translated by Ministhy S) Shortlisted for Atta Galatta-Banglore Literature Festival Book Prize 2021 : Chorashasathram (Translated by Morley J Nair) Longlisted for the PFC VoW Book Award 2022 : Anti-Clock (Translated by Ministhy S) Malayatoor Foundation Literary Award (2022) for Anticlock Padmarajan Award (2022) for Velli Kash FOKANA Award for Literature 2023. Pravasi Kairali Sahitya Paraskaram2023 IC Chacko Award 2025

Writing V. J. James has said that he observes everyday life closely, as it "helps him to narrate common man's life with authenticity". His novels are known for explaining serious subjects in simple language.

Published works

Novels 1999 - Purappadinte Pusthakam (เดชเตเดฑเดชเตเดชเดพเดŸเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เดชเตเดธเตเดคเด•เด‚) 2002 - Chorashasthram (เดšเต‹เดฐเดถเดพเดธเตเดคเตเดฐเด‚) 2005 - Dathapaharam (เดฆเดคเตเดคเดพเดชเดนเดพเดฐเด‚) 2006 - Leyka (เดฒเต†เดฏเตเด•) 2013 - Ottakkaalan Kakka (เด’เดฑเตเดฑเด•เตเด•เดพเดฒเตป เด•เดพเด•เตเด•) 2014 - Nireeshwaran (เดจเดฟเดฐเต€เดถเตเดตเดฐเตป) 2018 - Anticlock (เด†เดจเตเดฑเดฟเด•เตเดฒเต‹เด•เตเด•เต)

Short story collections Shavangalil Pathinaraman (เดถเดตเด™เตเด™เดณเดฟเตฝ เดชเดคเดฟเดจเดพเดฑเดพเดฎเตป) Bhoomiyilekkulla thurumbicha Vathayanangal (เดญเต‚เดฎเดฟเดฏเดฟเดฒเต‡เด•เตเด•เตเดณเตเดณ เดคเตเดฐเตเดฎเตเดชเดฟเดšเตเดš เดตเดพเดคเดพเดฏเดจเด™เตเด™เตพ) Vyakulamathavinte Kannadikkoodu (เดตเตเดฏเดพเด•เตเดฒเดฎเดพเดคเดพเดตเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เด•เดฃเตเดฃเดพเดŸเดฟเด•เตเด•เต‚เดŸเต) Pranayopanishath (เดชเตเดฐเดฃเดฏเต‹เดชเดจเดฟเดทเดคเตเดคเต) VJ James kathakal (เด•เดฅเด•เตพ โ€“ เดตเดฟ เดœเต† เดœเดฏเดฟเด‚เดธเต) Katha (เด•เดฅ) B Nilavara (เดฌเดฟ เดจเดฟเดฒเดตเดฑ) White Sound (เดตเตˆเดฑเตเดฑเต เดธเต—เดฃเตเดŸเต)

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, a 2017 Malayalam family drama film directed by Jibu Jacob, written by Sindhu Raj, and starring Mohanlal and Meena, is loosely based on James' Malayalam short story Pranayopanishath (เดชเตเดฐเดฃเดฏเต‹เดชเดจเดฟเดทเดคเตเดคเต).

Children's literature

Kinnaram (เด•เดฟเดจเตเดจเดฐเด‚)

English Translations (Novels)

2021 - ANTI-CLOCK (Penguin Publishers) 2022 - NIREESWARAN (Penguin Publishers) 2022 - CHORASHASTRA :THE SUBTLE SCIENCE OF THIEVERY (Penguin Publishers) 2023 - DATAPAHARAM :CALL OF THE FOREST (Penguin Publishers) 2024 THE BOOK OF EXODUS (Penguin Publishers)

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Born
Changanassery, Kerala, Kottayam, Vazhappally
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Education
St. Berchmans College

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