Reviews for ஜெயகாந்தன் கதைகள்

A must read classic, thanks to Vikatan.

Being a generation who was born much after the writings of this author which questioned the status quo of the culture especially the women's freedom and the caste issues, I may not able to appreciate or feel the impact of his writings but some of the stories on the human nature holds still true and moves my heart. His colloquial style of writing and his inspiration of characters from the day to day life make these short stories a timeless classics.

Ahead of times writing. Avar nadaiya purinji kadhaikulla poga neram edukum. After 3 or 4 stories you will be completely into the book. Each story is told in a different way. Can't handle sensitive plots better than him - Aasaan.

What do I say about this Lion Jeyakanthan. Way back in 1960s, who sowed the seeds of great thoughts in the minds of Tamil readers - which revolutionized the ubiquitous middle class working society. Ceaser, Agrahaarthu Poonai, Thavarugal Kutrangal Alla, Agnipravesam - great ones.

மனித இயல்புகளையும், உணர்வுகளையும் ஜெயகாந்தனை போல் யாரும் புரிந்திருக்க முடியாது. அவர் எழுதும் ஒவ்வொரு கதாப்பாத்திரமும் அவ்வளவு தத்ரூபமாக இருப்பதற்கு அவரின் வாழ்வனுபவங்கள் தான் காரணமாக இருக்கவேண்டும். நிஜ உரையாடல்களை ஒட்டுகேட்டும் படியான அனுபவத்தை ஒவ்வொரு கதைகளிலும் வழங்கியிருக்கிறார்.

Jk is one of those writers who can touch or trigger a memory or emotion that you didn't even realise you had. This collection of stories does just that. It may make you smile remembering your youth, trigger an anger that you thought you've overcome, fall in love again, hit on your head to wake up - basically make you feel and that is what a good book should do.

All the stories in this book standout from the cultural quo and society's implications of his time. Especially loved the narration of Aadum Naarkaligal Aadugintrana, Avargal Ulle iruirargal, Agraharathu Poonai and Antharangam Punnithamanadhu which still looks afresh and contemporary. A complete book which leaves us spellbound and lot of questions on our thought process on this society.

This is my first book of Jayakanthan. Definitely he is much ahead of his time. The stories are all awesome to read, not only it takes us to that time period, but also providing us an opportunity to look through the forward thinker angle. I strongly recommend this book, Particularly i enjoyed the story of a person who nurtured by their grandparents and how perceives when he moved back to his parents after 18 years and he is trying to understand his father-mother relationship. Mindblowing thoughts.

One of the few writers who brought into light some unnoticed stories of the real world...

It's a collection of short stories of various people with mixed emotions. He touched gentle emotions of life thru their stories. Fav author