Writer’s bio

T. V. Varkey, Kerala-born, Indian writer, creates fiction both in his mother tongue Malayalam and English. He has published more than a dozen novels and over thirty short stories in Malayalam, and he is awaiting the publication of two completed novels in English.

As a teacher of language and literature, he has an understanding of the changing literary trends, and his works are experiments in form, sustaining a vision that throws light on the real and the unreal human condition, as well as the tragedy and the triumph of individuals. However, he does not ignore the community in which his characters live and interact.