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Book of Odia writer nominated for SIBF award

| Thursday | 27th July, 2017

BHUBANESWAR: Popular children's writer Ramendra Kumar 's book 'A Tsunami Called Naani' has been nominated for the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Awards, 2017 in the 'Best International Book' category. "I am really happy that the book has been nominated for the prestigious award," said Kumar.The book is a tale of camaraderie and commitment and guts and gumption, laced with oodles of masti and chunks of humour. What makes the book an endearing read is the connect between the gen ex and gen next, he said.Kumar is an award-winning writer with 30 books to his name. A story-telling session on the book will be held at Bakul Library, Satya Nagar on Saturday. "The book is value driven but never preachy or didactic, its tone is sensitive but not maudlin, it takes up issues of concern without snapping the gossamer thread of humour," said Kumar.

BHUBANESWAR: Popular children's writer Ramendra Kumar 's book 'A Tsunami Called Naani' has been nominated for the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Awards, 2017 in the 'Best International Book' category."I am really happy that the book has been nominated for the prestigious award," said Kumar.The book is a tale of camaraderie and commitment and guts and gumption, laced with oodles of masti and chunks of humour. They are not extraordinary beings but normal people who face extraordinary situations. What makes the book an endearing read is the connect between the gen ex and gen next, he said.Kumar is an award-winning writer with 30 books to his name. His repertoire includes satire, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. His writings have been translated into 14 Indian and 12 foreign languages and have found a place in school text books as well as anthologies both in India and abroad."The book is value driven but never preachy or didactic, its tone is sensitive but not maudlin, it takes up issues of concern without snapping the gossamer thread of humour," said Kumar. A story-telling session on the book will be held at Bakul Library, Satya Nagar on Saturday.

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