“Speaking from Singapore, critic Maalan Narayanan said the hallmark of Ashokamitran’s body of work were his short stories. “Before Ashokamitran, the short story was rather loud. He set the trend in bringing subtleness to them. I have always felt that the author was trying to convey that life was ruthless and is not bound by logic or rationale,” he said.
“As a person, Ashokamitran was affable and gentle. He also remained aloof during the 1970s, when a bitter feud broke out between various little magazine groups in Tamil Nadu. He kept his distance and showed restraint,” Maalan added. He said the writer never got his due, perhaps, because he wrote mostly about urban life. He recalled that he had met the writer only a month ago.”
on Writer Asokamitran
